PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Pliskova, Svitolina, Sabalenka and Halep to play on Centre Court on Thursday – Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

STUTTGART ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina, Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep will play on Thursday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina, Aryna Sabalenka and Simona Halep are going to compete on Thursday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Centre Court.

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Karolina Pliskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head 3-3

Karolina Pliskova will compete against Jelena Ostapenko in the 2nd round for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11.30 am on Centre Court.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9, Pliskova got to the 2nd round after defeating Tamara Korpatsch 7-5 3-6 6-3.

Karolina has a 8-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Karolina won the title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 2018.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 52, Ostapenko reached the 2nd round after defeating Stefanie Voegele 6-4 7-5.

Ostapenko has a 9-6 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 7th time that Karolina Pliskova and Jelena Ostapenko square off. Their actual record is 3-3 for Pliskova and Ostapenko (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

Previously, the last time when they fought against each other, Ostapenko won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.82
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.03

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Elina Svitolina vs. Angelique Kerber Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Elina Svitolina vs. Angelique Kerber

Head to head 7-5 for Svitolina

Elina Svitolina will come up against Angelique Kerber in the 2nd round for the 13th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7.30 pm on Centre Court.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, will start her run in Stuttgart after she played her last match in 0 where she overcame 6-2 4-6 7-63 to Naito in the Rubber 3 on the 17th of April.

Svitolina has a 15-6 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

The Ukrainian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Miami.

Angelique Kerber: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, the German got to the 2nd round after defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-2 6-2.

The German has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Kerber conquered the title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 13th time that Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber clash against each other. Their current record is 7-5 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Svitolina won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Rome back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.43
Angelique Kerber -> 2.92

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam

Head to head 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka will compete against Anna-Lena Friedsam in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2 pm on Centre Court.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), Aryna reached the 2nd round after defeating Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-2.

Aryna has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2.

Anna-Lena Friedsam: ranking and results

Ranked no. 125, Friedsam reached the 2nd round after beating Stephanie Wagner 6-4 4-6 6-3, Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-3 6-1 and Ulrikke Eikeri 6-2 6-0.

Anna-Lena has a 6-7 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Anna-Lena Friedsam since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.159
Anna-Lena Friedsam -> 5.6

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Simona Halep vs. Marketa Vondrousova Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Simona Halep vs. Marketa Vondrousova

Head to head 2-0 for Vondrousova

Simona Halep will play Marketa Vondrousova in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5 pm on Centre Court.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Romanian will start her run in Stuttgart after she played her last match in Miami where she lost w/o to Sevastova in the 3rd round on the 27th of March.

The Romanian has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2021, 0-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on clay.

Marketa Vondrousova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, Vondrousova got to the 2nd round after defeating Marie Bouzkova 6-1 7-66.

Marketa has a 10-5 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS). Vondrousova’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Simona Halep and Marketa Vondrousova play each other. Their current record is 2-0 for Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Vondrousova won 2-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rome back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.39
Marketa Vondrousova -> 3.1

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