PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Mladenovic, Annie Fernandez, Peterson and Zhang to play on Stadium 4 on Saturday – Western & Southern Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Kristina Mladenovic, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Rebecca Peterson and Shuai Zhang are going to compete on Saturday at the Western & Southern Open on Stadium 4.

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Kristina Mladenovic vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Head to head 4-3 for Sasnovich

Kristina Mladenovic will square off with Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the qualifications for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Stadium 4.

Kristina Mladenovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 57, Kristina will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 7-6⁵ 6-2 to Potapova in the qualifications on the 8^th of August.

Mladenovic has a 17-22 win-loss record in 2021, 5-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Aliaksandra Sasnovich: ranking and results

Ranked no. 90, Sasnovich will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Gdynia where she lost 2-6 6-4 6-3 to Kozlova in the 2^nd round on the 22^nd of July.

Sasnovich has a 15-14 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Kristina Mladenovic and Aliaksandra Sasnovich square off. Their current head to head is 4-3 for Sasnovich (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Mladenovic won 6-4 6-3 in the 1^st round in Dubai back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kristina Mladenovic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kristina Mladenovic is the pick to win this match.
Kristina Mladenovic -> 1.89
Aliaksandra Sasnovich -> 1.909

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Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Irina-Camelia Begu

Head to head 0-0

Leylah Annie Fernandez will face Irina-Camelia Begu in the qualifications for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Stadium 4.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 70, Annie Fernandez will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 7-5 7-6⁴ to Dart in the 1^st round on the 9^th of August.

The Canadian has a 15-14 win-loss record in 2021, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Monterrey where she defeated Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-1 6-4.

Irina-Camelia Begu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 76, the Romanian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Gdynia where she lost 6-2 6-4 to Kawa in the 2^nd round on the 22^nd of July.

Irina-Camelia has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2021, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Leylah Annie Fernandez and Irina-Camelia Begu since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Leylah Annie Fernandez who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Leylah Annie Fernandez is the pick to win this match.
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 1.61
Irina-Camelia Begu -> 2.20

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Rebecca Peterson vs. Astra Sharma

Head to head 0-0

Rebecca Peterson will face Astra Sharma in the qualifications for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Stadium 4.

Rebecca Peterson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, Peterson will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Tokyo where she lost 6-2 6-3 to Rybakina in the 2^nd round on the 26^th of July.

Peterson has a 13-12 win-loss record in 2021, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Rebecca’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Bastad.

Astra Sharma: ranking and results

Ranked no. 116, the Australian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 6-4 6-2 to Niemeier in the qualifications on the 7^th of August.

Sharma has a 17-15 win-loss record in 2021, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Charleston where she beat Ons Jabeur in the final 2-6 7-5 6-1.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Rebecca Peterson and Astra Sharma since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rebecca Peterson who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Rebecca Peterson is the pick to win this match.
Rebecca Peterson -> 1.61
Astra Sharma -> 2.32

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Shuai Zhang vs. Yaroslava Shvedova

Head to head 1-1

Shuai Zhang will square off with Yaroslava Shvedova in the qualifications for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:00 am on Stadium 4.

Shuai Zhang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 51, Zhang will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 4-6 5-2 ret. to Konta in the 1^st round on the 10^th of August.

The Chinese has a 12-16 win-loss record in 2021, 2-4 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Zhang’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Nottingham.

Yaroslava Shvedova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 448, Shvedova will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Tokyo where she lost 7-5 3-2 ret. to Tomljanovic in the 1^st round on the 25^th of July.

Shvedova has a 2-10 win-loss record in 2021, 1-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Shuai Zhang and Yaroslava Shvedova square off. Their actual head to head record is 1-1 for Zhang and Shvedova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time when they squared off, Shvedova won 6-2 7-5 in the 3^rd round in New York back in 2016.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Shuai Zhang who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Shuai Zhang is the pick to win this match.
Shuai Zhang -> 1.168
Yaroslava Shvedova -> 5.1

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Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open

• Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Fiona FerroFerro (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Alycia ParksParks – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Shuai ZhangZhang – Yaroslava ShvedovaShvedova (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Polona HercogHercog – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova – Vera ZvonarevaZvonareva (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anna BlinkovaBlinkova – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Rebecca PetersonPeterson – Astra SharmaSharma (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katie VolynetsVolynets – Heather WatsonWatson (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Lauren DavisDavis (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Peyton StearnsStearns – Su-Wei HsiehHsieh (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Donna VekicVekic – Christina MchaleMchale (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kristina MladenovicMladenovic – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (3-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Emma NavarroNavarro – Andrea PetkovicPetkovic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Tereza MartincovaMartincova – Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Caty McNallyMcNally – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Maria SakkariSakkari – Angelique KerberKerber (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Jennifer BradyBrady (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Petra KvitovaKvitova – Madison KeysKeys (3-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Ons JabeurJabeur – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Magda LinetteLinette – Simona HalepHalep (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Samantha StosurStosur – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Petra MarticMartic (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Johanna KontaKonta (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Shelby RogersRogers (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Belinda BencicBencic (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Bernarda PeraPera (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jil TeichmannTeichmann – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (1-3) – H2H – Prediction