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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Bencic, Cornet, Tauson and Vondrousova to play on Center Court on Friday – BGL Luxembourg Open

LUXEMBOURG ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Belinda Bencic, Alize Cornet, Clara Tauson and Marketa Vondrousova will play on Friday

Mark Hall

17 September 2021

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Belinda Bencic, Alize Cornet, Clara Tauson and Marketa Vondrousova are going to compete on Friday at the BGL Luxembourg Open on Center Court.

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Belinda Bencic vs. Liudmila Samsonova

Head to head 1-0 for Samsonova

Belinda Bencic will compete against Liudmila Samsonova in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on Center Court.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Bencic reached the quarter after beating Zarina Diyas 6-1 6-3.

The Swiss has a 31-16 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Tokyo where she overcame Marketa Vondrousova in the final 7-5 2-6 6-3.

Liudmila Samsonova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 48 (career high), the Russian got to the quarter after beating Misaki Doi 6-2 6-3 and Oceane Dodin 7-6⁵ 7-6³.

The Russian has a 32-18 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Berlin where she beat Belinda Bencic in the final 1-6 6-1 6-3.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Belinda Bencic and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they fought against each other, Samsonova won 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the final in Berlin back in June 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.4
Liudmila Samsonova -> 3.15

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Alize Cornet vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head 2-1 for Cornet

Alize Cornet will square off with Jelena Ostapenko in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on Center Court.

Alize Cornet: ranking and results

Ranked no. 72, Alize reached the quarter after beating Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-2 and Mandy Minella 6-3 6-3.

Alize has a 21-21 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Alize’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Chicago.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 30, the Latvian got to the quarter after defeating Jule Niemeier 6-2 6-2 and Arianne Hartono 6-2 4-6 6-1.

Jelena has a 25-15 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Eastbourne where she overcame Anett Kontaveit in the final 6-3 6-3.

The Latvian conquered the title at the BGL Luxembourg Open in 2019.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Alize Cornet and Jelena Ostapenko play each other. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Cornet (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Cornet won 6-1 6-2 in the 1^st round in St. Petersburg back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.59
Alize Cornet -> 1.55

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Clara Tauson vs. Marie Bouzkova

Head to head 0-0

Clara Tauson will take on Marie Bouzkova in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on Center Court.

Clara Tauson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 70 (career high), the Dane got to the quarter after beating Astra Sharma 6-2 6-2 and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 3-6 7-6¹.

Clara has a 34-13 win-loss record in 2021, 14-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the W25 Fujairah where she beat Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-0 4-6 6-3 and the W25 Altenkirchen where she defeated Simona Waltert in the final 3-6 6-1 6-3 and in Lyon where she beat Viktorija Golubic in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Chicago where she defeated Emma Raducanu in the final 6-1 2-6 6-4.

Marie Bouzkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 84, Marie got to the quarter after beating Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-7³ 6-3 and Greetje Minnen 6-3 6-1.

The Czech has a 16-18 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Bouzkova’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Melbourne.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Clara Tauson and Marie Bouzkova 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 Clara Tauson who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Clara Tauson is the pick to win this match.
Clara Tauson -> 1.51
Marie Bouzkova -> 2.71

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Marketa Vondrousova vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 2-1 for Mertens

Marketa Vondrousova will take on Elise Mertens in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:30 pm on Center Court.

Marketa Vondrousova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 35, Marketa reached the quarter after defeating Alison Van Uytvanck 6-2 6-3 and Jana Fett 6-2 6-4.

Marketa has a 24-16 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Tokyo.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 16, Elise got to the quarter after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6 6-2 7-5.

The Belgian has a 31-16 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current year was conquering the title in Melbourne where she beat Kaia Kanepi in the final 6-4 6-1.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Marketa Vondrousova and Elise Mertens fight against each other. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Mertens (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time they competed against each other, Mertens won 6-1 5-7 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Eastbourne back in 2019.