ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Shuai Zhang, Petra Kvitova and Ajla Tomljanovic are going to play on Friday at the Western & Southern Open on GRAND STAND.
Aryna Sabalenka vs. Shuai Zhang
Head to head 3-1 for Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka will fight against Shuai Zhang in the quarter for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on GRAND STAND.
Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7, the Belarussian got to the quarter after defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 4-1 ret. and Shelby Rogers 6-4 6-72 6-4.
Aryna has a 23-16 win-loss record in 2022, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Sabalenka’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Stuttgart and Hertogenbosch.
Last year in Cincinnati Sabalenka lost in the 2nd round 5-7 6-2 7-6(4) to Paula Badosa Gibert.
Shuai Zhang: ranking and results
Ranked no. 44, Shuai got to the quarter after defeating Naomi Osaka 6-4 7-5, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4 and Anett Kontaveit 2-6 6-4 6-4.
The Chinese has a 27-20 win-loss record in 2022, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Chinese’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Lyon and Birmingham.
Last year in Cincinnati Shuai lost in the 1st round 6-2 6-0 to Yulia Putintseva.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Shuai Zhang fight against each other. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Before, the last time they squared off, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-0 in the 2nd round in Rome back in May 2022.
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 -> 1.37
Shuai Zhang -> 3.2
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Petra Kvitova vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
Head to head 0-0
Petra Kvitova will come up against Ajla Tomljanovic in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on GRAND STAND.
Petra Kvitova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 28, Petra reached the quarter after defeating Jil Teichmann 6-72 7-66 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3 and Ons Jabeur 6-1 4-6 6-0.
Petra has a 20-15 win-loss record in 2022, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Eastbourne.
Last year in Cincinnati The Czech reached the quarter in 2021 in Cincinnati before retiring against Angelique Kerber.
Ajla Tomljanovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 63, the Australian reached the quarter after defeating Clara Tauson 6-2 6-3, Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 4-6 6-1 6-1, Taylor Townsend 6-4 3-6 7-5, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-73 6-0 6-2 and Veronika Kudermetova 3-6 7-64 6-3.
Tomljanovic has a 28-19 win-loss record in 2022, 14-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati The Australian didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2021.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Petra Kvitova and Ajla Tomljanovic 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 Petra Kvitova who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Petra Kvitova is the pick to win this match.
Petra Kvitova -> 1.63
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 2.34
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open
- Evan KingKing – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-5 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Kaichi UchidaUchida (2-6 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Felipe MantillaMantilla – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (6-2 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open
- Madison KeysKeys – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Petra KvitovaKvitova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Caroline GarciaGarcia (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Shuai ZhangZhang (3-1) – H2H – Prediction
