ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Garbine Muguruza, Simona Halep and Marketa Vondrousova are going to play on Friday at the Kremlin Cup.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 2-1 for Sabalenka
Seeded no. 1, Aryna Sabalenka will play Ekaterina Alexandrova for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2 (career high), the Belarussian reached the quarter after beating Ajla Tomljanovic 7-62 4-6 6-1.
Aryna has a 44-15 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-2 and in Madrid where she beat Ashleigh Barty in the final 6-0 3-6 6-4.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 37, Ekaterina got to the quarter after defeating Ons Jabeur 6-1 1-0 ret. and Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 6-1.
Alexandrova has a 24-20 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Alexandrova’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Ekaterina Alexandrova face off. Their record is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in St. Petersburg back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.32
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 3.65
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Garbine Muguruza vs. Anett Kontaveit
Head to head 2-1 for Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza will come up against Anett Kontaveit in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1.
Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5, Garbine got to the quarter after defeating Tereza Martincova 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Muguruza has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the year was conquering the title in Dubai where she overcame Barbora Krejcikova in the final 7-6(6) 6-3 and in Chicago where she beat Ons Jabeur in the final 3-6 6-3 6-0.
Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results
Ranked no. 20, Anett got to the quarter after defeating Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-3 and Andrea Petkovic 6-1 6-4.
The Estonian has a 37-15 win-loss record in 2021, 7-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the season was winning the title in Cleveland where she beat Irina-Camelia Begu in the final 7-6(5) 6-4 and in Ostrava where she defeated Maria Sakkari in the final 6-2 7-5.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Garbine Muguruza and Anett Kontaveit clash against each other. Their head to head is 2-1 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time they played, Muguruza won 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2017.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 2.35
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.65
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Simona Halep vs. Maria Sakkari
Head to head 0-0
Seeded no. 8, Simona Halep will take on Maria Sakkari for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT.
Simona Halep: ranking and results
Ranked no. 19, the Romanian reached the quarter after beating Anastasia Potapova 6-1 6-4 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 7-64.
The Romanian has a 18-8 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Simona’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Stuttgart.
The Romanian conquered the title at the Kremlin Cup in 2013.
Maria Sakkari: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7 (career high), Maria reached the quarter after defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-2 1-0 ret..
The Greek has a 35-17 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Greek’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Ostrava.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Maria Sakkari since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.99
Simona Halep -> 1.89
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Marketa Vondrousova vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Head to head 1-0 for Vondrousova
Marketa Vondrousova will take on Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarter for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT.
Marketa Vondrousova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 35, Vondrousova reached the quarter after beating Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-4 and Lesya Tsurenko 6-3 6-3.
The Czech has a 31-18 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Tokyo.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 16, Anastasia got to the quarter after defeating Bernarda Pera 6-2 7-5.
Anastasia has a 27-18 win-loss record in 2021, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in at the French Open .
Pavlyuchenkova conquered the title at the Kremlin Cup in 2014.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Marketa Vondrousova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fight against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Vondrousova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
Previously, the last time they played, Vondrousova won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Chicago back in September 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marketa Vondrousova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marketa Vondrousova is the pick to win this match.
Marketa Vondrousova -> 1.78
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova -> 2.13
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Kremlin Cup
- Jan MertlMertl – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Kremlin Cup
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Simona HalepHalep (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
