PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Muguruza, Mertens, Bencic and Pliskova to play on Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday – Australian Open

MELBOURNE ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Garbine Muguruza, Elise Mertens, Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova will play on Tuesday

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ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Garbine Muguruza, Elise Mertens, Belinda Bencic and Karolina Pliskova are going to compete on Tuesday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.

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Garbine Muguruza vs. Elise Mertens Australian Open

Garbine Muguruza vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 2-0 for Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza will come up against Elise Mertens in the 1st round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on Margaret Court Arena.

Garbine Muguruza: ranking and results

Ranked no. 73, Garbine will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost to Bencic in the 1st round on the 9th of January.

Muguruza has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2023, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Spaniard lost in the 2nd round 6-3 6-3 to Alize Cornet.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Elise will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost to Zanevska in the 1st round on the 10th of January.

Elise has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2023, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Mertens lost in the 4th round 4-6 6-4 6-4 to Danielle Rose Collins.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Garbine Muguruza and Elise Mertens clash against each other. Their record is 2-0 for Muguruza (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time they played each other, Muguruza won 6-4 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Dubai back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.89
Elise Mertens -> 1.909

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Belinda Bencic vs. Viktoriya Tomova Australian Open

Belinda Bencic vs. Viktoriya Tomova

Head to head 1-0 for Bencic

Belinda Bencic will square off with Viktoriya Tomova in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 7:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, will start her run in Melbourne after she won the title in Adelaide after beating Kasatkina in the final.

The Swiss has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Belinda’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open The Swiss lost in the 2nd round 6-2 7-5 to Amanda Anisimova.

Viktoriya Tomova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 91, Tomova will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Australia where she lost to Sakkari in the round robin on the 30th of December.

The Bulgarian has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Viktoriya lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-3 to Alize Cornet.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Viktoriya Tomova face off. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they squared off, Bencic won 6-0 6-3 in the qualifications in Dothan.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.037
Viktoriya Tomova -> 11.5

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Xiyu Wang Australian Open

Karolina Pliskova vs. Xiyu Wang

Head to head 0-0

Karolina Pliskova will play Xiyu Wang in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, the Czech will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost to Collins in the 1st round on the 9th of January.

Karolina has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Czech didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2022.

Xiyu Wang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 53, the Chinese will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Auckland where she lost to Muchova in the 1st round on the 4th of January.

Wang has a 0-1 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Wang surrendered in the 2nd round 6-2 6-3 to Barbora Krejcikova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Karolina Pliskova and Xiyu Wang since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Pliskova who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.29
Xiyu Wang -> 3.6

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