PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Kudermetova, Bencic, Kontaveit and Linette to play on Margaret Court Arena on Thursday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Veronika Kudermetova, Belinda Bencic, Anett Kontaveit and Magda Linette are going to play on Thursday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.

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Veronika Kudermetova vs. Katie Volynets

Head to head 0-0

Veronika Kudermetova will square off with Katie Volynets in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on Margaret Court Arena.

Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 9 (career high), Veronika got to the 2^nd round after defeating Maryna Zanevska 6-2 7-6⁴.

The Russian has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Veronika surrendered in the 3^rd round 6-4 6-1 to Maria Sakkari.

Katie Volynets: ranking and results

Ranked no. 113, the American got to the 2^nd round after defeating Ekaterine Gorgodze 6-7⁷ 6-1 6-1, Nigina Abduraimova 6-1 4-6 7-6⁴, Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 4-6 6-2 and Evgeniya Rodina 6-3 6-2.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The American had to surrender in the 1^st round 3-6 6-2 6-3 to Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Veronika Kudermetova and Katie Volynets 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 Veronika Kudermetova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Veronika Kudermetova is the pick to win this match.
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.09
Katie Volynets -> 7.4

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Belinda Bencic vs. Claire Liu

Head to head 0-0

Belinda Bencic will come up against Claire Liu in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, the Swiss got to the 2^nd round after defeating Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2.

Belinda has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2023, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Swiss’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Belinda had to surrender in the 2^nd round 6-2 7-5 to Amanda Anisimova.

Claire Liu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 62, the American got to the 2^nd round after beating Madison Brengle 6-3 6-4.

The American has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Liu lost in the 1^st round 6-4 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Claire Liu since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

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

As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.126
Claire Liu -> 6.1

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Anett Kontaveit vs. Magda Linette

Head to head 4-3 for Linette

Anett Kontaveit will take on Magda Linette in the 2^nd round for the 8^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Anett Kontaveit: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, Anett reached the 2^nd round after defeating Julia Grabher 6-2 6-3.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Anett lost in the 2^nd round 6-2 6-4 to Clara Tauson.

Magda Linette: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, the Pole got to the 2^nd round after beating Mayar Sherif 7-5 6-1.

Magda has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Linette’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Magda lost in the 2^nd round 6-2 6-3 to Daria Kasatkina.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 8^th time that Anett Kontaveit and Magda Linette square off. Their actual record is 4-3 for Linette (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Kontaveit won 6-3 6-2 in the 3^rd round in New York back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 1.49
Magda Linette -> 2.62

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Jessica PegulaPegula – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (6-2 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Lin ZhuZhu – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Cori GauffGauff – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (6-3 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Clara BurelBurel (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anna BondarBondar (7-6⁵ 5-7 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Cristina BucsaBucsa – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (2-6 7-6⁷ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Anhelina KalininaKalinina – Petra KvitovaKvitova (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Marta KostyukKostyuk – Olivia GadeckiGadecki (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-7¹ 6-2 7-6⁶) – Score progression – Stats
• Kateryna BaindlBaindl – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-1 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Kaja JuvanJuvan (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Maria SakkariSakkari – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (3-6 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Madison KeysKeys – Xinyu WangWang (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Bernarda PeraPera – Qinwen ZhengZheng (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Laslo Urrutia FuentesUrrutia Fuentes – Calin MandaManda (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Bogdan Ionut ApostolIonut Apostol (7-6² 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Bogdan BorzaBorza – Francesco VilardoVilardo (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (1-5) – H2H – Prediction
• Shuai ZhangZhang – Petra MarticMartic (1-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Katie VolynetsVolynets – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Magda LinetteLinette (3-4) – H2H – Prediction
• Taylor TownsendTownsend – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Irina-Camelia BeguBegu – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Shelby RogersRogers (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Lauren DavisDavis – Elise MertensMertens (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Claire LiuLiu – Belinda BencicBencic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Donna VekicVekic – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Kimberly BirrellBirrell – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Ons JabeurJabeur (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cristina BucsaBucsa (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Kateryna KozlovaKozlova – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Bernarda PeraPera – Cori GauffGauff (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Marta KostyukKostyuk (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Madison KeysKeys – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Lin ZhuZhu – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-1) – H2H – Prediction