ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Naomi Osaka, Cori Gauff, Garbine Muguruza and Elina Svitolina are going to play on Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open on Center Court.
Naomi Osaka vs. Cori Gauff
Head to head 1-1
Naomi Osaka will come up against Cori Gauff in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on Center Court.
Naomi Osaka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2, Osaka will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Tokyo where she lost 6-1 6-4 to Vondrousova in the 3rd round on the 27th of July.
Naomi has a 16-4 win-loss record in 2021, 14-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the season was winning the title at the Australian Open where she defeated Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Cincinnati The Japanese lost in the final w/o to Victoria Azarenka.
Cori Gauff: ranking and results
Ranked no. 24, Cori reached the 2nd round after defeating Su-Wei Hsieh 6-1 6-2.
The American has a 34-13 win-loss record in 2021, 14-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Parma where she overcame Qiang Wang in the final 6-1 6-3.
Last year in Cincinnati Cori capitulated in the 1st round 6-1 6-3 to Maria Sakkari.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Cori Gauff face off. Their current record is 1-1 for Osaka and Gauff (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Previously, the last time they played, Gauff won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in 2020.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.44
Cori Gauff -> 2.875
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Garbine Muguruza vs. Caroline Garcia
Head to head 3-0 for Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza will compete against Caroline Garcia in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Center Court.
Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, Muguruza will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 6-2 0-6 6-3 to Siniakova in the 2nd round on the 10th of August.
The Spaniard has a 30-12 win-loss record in 2021, 23-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Dubai where she beat Barbora Krejcikova in the final 7-6(6) 6-3.
Last year in Cincinnati Garbine didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2020. Garbine conquered the title at the Western & Southern Open in 2017.
Caroline Garcia: ranking and results
Ranked no. 63, Garcia reached the 2nd round after beating Alycia Parks 6-3 1-6 6-3, Fiona Ferro 3-6 6-3 6-0 and Sloane Stephens 7-67 4-6 6-4.
The French player has a 22-19 win-loss record in 2021, 12-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Garcia’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Lausanne.
Last year in Cincinnati The French player lost in the 2nd round 6-2 7-6(8) to Victoria Azarenka.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Garbine Muguruza and Caroline Garcia fight against each other. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time when they squared off, Muguruza won 7-5 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.23
Caroline Garcia -> 4.4
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Elina Svitolina vs. Angelique Kerber
Head to head 8-5 for Svitolina
Elina Svitolina will face Angelique Kerber in the 2nd round for the 14th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on Center Court.
Elina Svitolina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5, the Ukrainian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Montreal where she lost 3-6 6-3 6-2 to Konta in the 2nd round on the 11th of August.
Elina has a 28-15 win-loss record in 2021, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Elina’s best result of the season was reaching the bronze in Tokyo.
Last year in Cincinnati Svitolina didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2020.
Angelique Kerber: ranking and results
Ranked no. 21, the German got to the 2nd round after defeating Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-2.
The German has a 20-11 win-loss record in 2021, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Bad Homburg where she overcame Katerina Siniakova in the final 6-3 6-2.
Last year in Cincinnati The German didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2020.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 14th time that Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber square off. Their record is 8-5 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 6-5 on hard.
Previously, the last time when they squared off, Svitolina won 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Stuttgart back in April 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.72
Angelique Kerber -> 2.17
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open
- Youssef HossamHossam – Kirill KivattsevKivattsev (7-65 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Mateo Nicolas MartinezNicolas Martinez – Simon CarrCarr (6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Vignesh Peranamallur-ChandrasekharPeranamallur-Chandrasekhar (6-1 2-6 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Heather WatsonWatson (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alison RiskeRiske – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Caroline GarciaGarcia – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Angelique KerberKerber (9-5) – H2H – Prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Jennifer BradyBrady (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (4-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Simona HalepHalep (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Shelby RogersRogers – Belinda BencicBencic (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Bernarda PeraPera – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Cori GauffGauff – Naomi OsakaOsaka (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
