ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Vera Zvonareva, Liudmila Samsonova, Anna Blinkova and Anastasija Sevastova are going to play on Saturday at the Western & Southern Open on Court 8.
Vera Zvonareva vs. Liudmila Samsonova
Head to head 0-0
Vera Zvonareva will compete against Liudmila Samsonova in the qualifications for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on Court 8.
Vera Zvonareva: ranking and results
Ranked no. 85, Vera will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in the Concord where she lost 7-5 6-3 to Frech in the semifinal on the 7th of August.
The Russian has a 22-12 win-loss record in 2021, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Zvonareva’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in St. Petersburg and the Concord.
Liudmila Samsonova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 52 (career high), Ludmilla will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round on the 11th of August.
The Russian has a 27-16 win-loss record in 2021, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Berlin where she defeated Belinda Bencic in the final 1-6 6-1 6-3.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Vera Zvonareva and Liudmila Samsonova since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vera Zvonareva who should win in 3 sets.
Vera Zvonareva -> 1.87
Liudmila Samsonova -> 1.93
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Anna Blinkova vs. Maria Camila Osorio Serrano
Head to head 1-0 for Blinkova
Anna Blinkova will play Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in the qualifications for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 am on Court 8.
Anna Blinkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 82, the Russian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in the Belgrade where she lost 4-6 6-3 6-1 to Anna Schmiedlova in the quarter on the 29th of July.
The Russian has a 12-17 win-loss record in 2021, 4-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Blinkova’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Bol.
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano: ranking and results
Ranked no. 75, the Colombian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Tokyo where she lost 6-4 6-1 to Golubic in the 1st round on the 24th of July.
Maria has a 30-11 win-loss record in 2021, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Bogota where she beat Tamara Zidansek in the final 5-7 6-3 6-4.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Anna Blinkova and Maria Camila Osorio Serrano fight against each other. Their record is 1-0 for Blinkova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
Previously, the last time they played each other, Blinkova won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Bogota back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anna Blinkova who should win in 3 sets.
Anna Blinkova -> 1.86
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano -> 1.94
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Anastasija Sevastova vs. Jasmine Paolini
Head to head 1-0 for Paolini
Anastasija Sevastova will compete against Jasmine Paolini in the qualifications for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Court 8.
Anastasija Sevastova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 64, Anastasija will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Gauff in the 1st round on the 10th of August.
The Latvian has a 20-17 win-loss record in 2021, 7-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Jasmine Paolini: ranking and results
Ranked no. 98, the Italian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Tokyo where she lost 6-4 6-3 to Kvitova in the 1st round on the 25th of July.
Paolini has a 17-16 win-loss record in 2021, 5-7 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Anastasija Sevastova and Jasmine Paolini square off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
Previously, the last time when they played each other, Paolini won 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Rome back in 2020.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anastasija Sevastova who should win in 2 sets.
Anastasija Sevastova -> 1.30
Jasmine Paolini -> 3.40
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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