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PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Gauff, Stephens, Sakkari and Kalinskaya to play on Akron Tennis Stadium on Friday – Guadalajara Open Akron

GUADALAJARA ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Maria Sakkari and Anna Kalinskaya will play on Friday

Mark Hall

21 October 2022

Cori Gauff-Sloane Stephens-Maria Sakkari-Anna Kalinskaya Stats info

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Maria Sakkari and Anna Kalinskaya are going to play on Friday at the Guadalajara Open Akron on Akron Tennis Stadium.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Cori Gauff vs. Victoria Azarenka

Head to head 0-0

Cori Gauff will take on Victoria Azarenka in the quarter for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:00 pm on Akron Tennis Stadium.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), Gauff reached the quarter after defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-6¹ 6-3 and Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-3.

Gauff has a 38-18 win-loss record in 2022, 23-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Gauff’s best result of the year was getting to the final in at the French Open .

Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 37, Victoria got to the quarter after defeating Elina Avanesyan 6-4 6-2, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-2 0-0 ret. and Madison Keys 6-4 6-7⁴ 6-1.

Azarenka has a 23-12 win-loss record in 2022, 17-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Victoria Azarenka since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.53
Victoria Azarenka -> 2.58

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Sloane Stephens vs. Jessica Pegula

Head to head 2-0 for Pegula

Sloane Stephens will compete against Jessica Pegula in the quarter for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on Akron Tennis Stadium.

Sloane Stephens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 50, the American reached the quarter after beating Linda Fruhvirtova 6-0 6-2, Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-4 and Caroline Garcia 7-6⁶ 7-5.

Sloane has a 18-16 win-loss record in 2022, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Sloane’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Guadalajara.

Jessica Pegula: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5 (career high), Pegula reached the quarter after beating Elena Rybakina 2-6 6-3 7-6⁸ and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-4 6-4.

Jessica has a 39-18 win-loss record in 2022, 25-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Madrid.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Sloane Stephens and Jessica Pegula play each other. Their record is 2-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Pegula won 6-1 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Miami back in March 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 2.45
Sloane Stephens -> 1.58

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Maria Sakkari vs. Veronika Kudermetova

Head to head 2-1 for Sakkari

Maria Sakkari will play Veronika Kudermetova in the quarter for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on Akron Tennis Stadium.

Maria Sakkari: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Maria reached the quarter after beating Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-4 and Danielle Rose Collins 5-7 6-3 6-3.

Sakkari has a 35-21 win-loss record in 2022, 16-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Maria’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in St. Petersburg, Indian Wells and Parma.

Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12 (career high), Kudermetova got to the quarter after beating Donna Vekic 6-4 7-5 and Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-4.

Veronika has a 39-19 win-loss record in 2022, 27-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Melbourne, Dubai and Istanbul.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Maria Sakkari and Veronika Kudermetova face off. Their actual record is 2-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they competed against each other, Sakkari won 6-4 6-1 in the 3^rd round in Melbourne back in January 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.26
Maria Sakkari -> 1.666

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Anna Kalinskaya vs. Marie Bouzkova

Head to head 1-0 for Bouzkova

Anna Kalinskaya will take on Marie Bouzkova in the quarter for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9:00 pm on Akron Tennis Stadium.

Anna Kalinskaya: ranking and results

Ranked no. 73, Kalinskaya got to the quarter after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 6-4, Elise Mertens 6-4 0-6 7-5 and Daria Kasatkina 6-2 2-6 6-3.

Kalinskaya has a 27-19 win-loss record in 2022, 22-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Anna’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Guadalajara.

Marie Bouzkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 38 (career high), Bouzkova reached the quarter after defeating Tereza Martincova 6-2 7-5, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-3 6-1 and Liudmila Samsonova 0-6 7-5 6-3.

The Czech has a 40-12 win-loss record in 2022, 31-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Marie’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Guadalajara and Prague.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Anna Kalinskaya and Marie Bouzkova play each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Bouzkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Bouzkova won 6-1 7-5 in the 1^st round in New York back in 2020.