PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Osaka, Petkovic, Halep and Golubic to play on Rod Laver Arena on Friday – Melbourne Summer Set 1

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Naomi Osaka, Andrea Petkovic, Simona Halep and Viktorija Golubic will play on Friday

Naomi Osaka-Andrea Petkovic-Simona Halep-Viktorija Golubic Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Naomi Osaka, Andrea Petkovic, Simona Halep and Viktorija Golubic are going to play on Friday at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 on Rod Laver Arena.

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Naomi Osaka vs. Andrea Petkovic Melbourne Summer Set 1

Naomi Osaka vs. Andrea Petkovic

Head to head 1-1

Naomi Osaka will play Andrea Petkovic in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Naomi Osaka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 13, Osaka reached the quarter after beating Alize Cornet 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Maryna Zanevska 6-1 6-1.

Osaka has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Melbourne Naomi didn’t play in Melbourne in 2021.

Andrea Petkovic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, Petkovic got to the quarter after beating Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 7-63 and Clara Burel 7-5 2-6 6-4.

Petkovic has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Melbourne The German didn’t compete in Melbourne in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Andrea Petkovic fight against each other. Their record is 1-1 for Osaka and Petkovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Osaka won 6-2 6-0 in the 2nd round in Beijing back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Naomi Osaka who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Naomi Osaka is the pick to win this match.
Naomi Osaka -> 1.168
Andrea Petkovic -> 5.7

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Simona Halep vs. Viktorija Golubic Melbourne Summer Set 1

Simona Halep vs. Viktorija Golubic

Head to head 0-0

Simona Halep will come up against Viktorija Golubic in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, the Romanian reached the quarter after beating Destanee Aiava 6-4 6-2 and Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2 6-1.

The Romanian has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Melbourne Simona didn’t play in Melbourne in 2021.

Viktorija Golubic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 43 (career high), Golubic got to the quarter after defeating Lauren Davis 7-5 6-1 and Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-3 6-0.

Golubic has a 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Melbourne The Swiss didn’t compete in Melbourne in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Simona Halep and Viktorija Golubic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

The last time they played, Halep won 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Rubber 1 in Fed Cup, World Group, PO, ROU SUI 3 back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.31
Viktorija Golubic -> 3.74

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Melbourne Summer Set 1

 

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Melbourne Summer Set 1