ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Ashleigh Barty, Camila Giorgi, Barbora Krejcikova and Elina Svitolina are going to play on Friday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Ashleigh Barty vs. Camila Giorgi

Head to head 3-0 for Barty

Ashleigh Barty will compete against Camila Giorgi in the 3rd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Ashleigh Barty: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 the Australian got to the 3rd round after defeating Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-1 and Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 6-1.

The Australian has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2022, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open Barty lost in the quarter 1-6 6-3 6-2 to Karolina Muchova.

Camila Giorgi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, Giorgi reached the 3rd round after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-0 and Tereza Martincova 6-2 7-62.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Italian lost in the 2nd round 6-2 6-4 to Iga Swiatek.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Ashleigh Barty and Camila Giorgi face off. Their record is 3-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Barty won 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2018.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.081
Camila Giorgi -> 9.4

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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head 2-1 for Ostapenko

Barbora Krejcikova will play Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Barbora Krejcikova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, Krejcikova reached the 3rd round after beating Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-0 and Xiyu Wang 6-2 6-3.

The Czech has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Sydney.

Last year at the Australian Open Krejcikova lost in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(4) to Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, Jelena got to the 3rd round after defeating Anna Schmiedlova 6-77 6-4 6-1 and Alison Riske 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Ostapenko has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Ostapenko capitulated in the 1st round 7-5 6-2 to Karolina Muchova.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Barbora Krejcikova and Jelena Ostapenko face off. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but Krejcikova has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Krejcikova won 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Dubai back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Barbora Krejcikova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Barbora Krejcikova is the pick to win this match.
Barbora Krejcikova -> 1.29
Jelena Ostapenko -> 3.9

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Elina Svitolina vs. Victoria Azarenka

Head to head 4-0 for Azarenka

Elina Svitolina will face Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on Rod Laver Arena.

Elina Svitolina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 17, Elina reached the 3rd round after beating Fiona Ferro 6-1 7-64 and Harmony Tan 6-3 5-7 5-1 ret..

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Ukrainian surrendered in the 4th round 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Jessica Pegula.

Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25, the Belarussian reached the 3rd round after defeating Panna Udvardy 6-3 6-1 and Jil Teichmann 6-1 6-2.

Azarenka has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Azarenka lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-4 to Jessica Pegula. The Belarussian won the title at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka square off. The head to head is 4-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats

), 3-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they squared off, Azarenka won 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Doha back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Victoria Azarenka who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 2.71
Elina Svitolina -> 1.51

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