PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Gauff, Pliskova, Bencic and Pegula to play on Centre Court on Friday – National Bank Open

TORONTO ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic and Jessica Pegula will play on Friday

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Cori Gauff-Karolina Pliskova-Belinda Bencic-Jessica Pegula Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic and Jessica Pegula are going to play on Friday at the National Bank Open on Centre Court.

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Cori Gauff vs. Simona Halep National Bank Open

Cori Gauff vs. Simona Halep

Head to head 3-0 for Halep

Cori Gauff will come up against Simona Halep in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on Centre Court.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11 (career high), Cori got to the quarter after defeating Madison Brengle 6-1 6-3, Elena Rybakina 6-4 6-78 7-63 and Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 4-6 7-64.

Cori has a 30-14 win-loss record in 2022, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in at the French Open .

Last year in Montreal Gauff lost in the quarter 6-4 7-6(2) to Camila Giorgi.

Simona Halep: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the Romanian got to the quarter after beating Donna Vekic 6-0 6-2, Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-2 and Jil Teichmann 6-2 7-5.

Halep has a 35-10 win-loss record in 2022, 19-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Simona’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Melbourne.

Last year in Montreal Halep lost in the 2nd round 2-6 6-4 6-4 to Danielle Rose Collins.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Cori Gauff and Simona Halep square off. Their actual record is 3-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they played each other, Halep won 6-4 6-4 in the 3rd round in Madrid back in May 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 2.4
Cori Gauff -> 1.6

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Qinwen Zheng National Bank Open

Karolina Pliskova vs. Qinwen Zheng

Head to head 0-0

Karolina Pliskova will fight against Qinwen Zheng in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on Centre Court.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 14, the Czech reached the quarter after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-4, Amanda Anisimova 6-1 6-1 and Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-79 6-3.

The Czech has a 13-12 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Karolina’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Strasbourg.

Last year in Montreal Karolina lost in the final 6-3 7-5 to Camila Giorgi.

Qinwen Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 51, the Chinese reached the quarter after beating Rebecca Marino 3-6 7-65 6-4, Ons Jabeur 6-1 2-1 ret. and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 7-5 5-7 6-2.

Zheng has a 30-13 win-loss record in 2022, 19-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Zheng’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the W60 Orlando and the Valencia.

Last year in Montreal The Chinese didn’t play in Montreal in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Karolina Pliskova and Qinwen Zheng since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.82
Qinwen Zheng -> 2.03

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Belinda Bencic vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia National Bank Open

Belinda Bencic vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia

Head to head 1-0 for Bencic

Belinda Bencic will come up against Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarter for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on Centre Court.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, the Swiss reached the quarter after defeating Tereza Martincova 6-4 6-2, Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 and Garbine Muguruza 6-1 6-3.

Belinda has a 31-13 win-loss record in 2022, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Swiss’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Charleston and Berlin.

Last year in Montreal Bencic didn’t play in Montreal in 2021.

Beatriz Haddad Maia: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24 (career high), the Brazilian reached the quarter after defeating Martina Trevisan 6-2 2-6 6-2, Leylah Annie Fernandez 7-64 6-1 and Iga Swiatek 6-4 3-6 7-5.

The Brazilian has a 41-15 win-loss record in 2022, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Brazilian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Malo,the Paris, Nottingham and Birmingham.

Last year in Montreal The Brazilian didn’t play in Montreal in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Beatriz Haddad Maia face off. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Bencic won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Sydney back in January 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.533
Beatriz Haddad Maia -> 2.57

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Jessica Pegula vs. Yulia Putintseva National Bank Open

Jessica Pegula vs. Yulia Putintseva

Head to head 0-0

Jessica Pegula will play Yulia Putintseva in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Centre Court.

Jessica Pegula: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), Pegula reached the quarter after defeating Asia Muhammad 6-2 7-5 and Camila Giorgi 3-6 6-0 7-5.

Jessica has a 28-14 win-loss record in 2022, 14-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Jessica’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Madrid.

Last year in Montreal Pegula surrendered in the semifinal 6-3 3-6 6-1 to Camila Giorgi.

Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 46, Putintseva reached the quarter after beating Katherine Sebov 3-6 6-2 7-5, Paula Badosa Gibert 7-5 1-0 ret. and Alison Riske 6-3 7-5.

Putintseva has a 24-14 win-loss record in 2022, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Istanbul and Budapest.

Last year in Montreal Yulia lost in the 1st round 1-6 6-2 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Yulia Putintseva since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 1.42
Yulia Putintseva -> 2.96

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