ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Maria Sakkari, Iga Swiatek, Marta Kostyuk and Jessica Pegula are going to compete on Friday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.
Maria Sakkari vs. Lin Zhu
Head to head 1-0 for Sakkari
Maria Sakkari will play Lin Zhu in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.
Maria Sakkari: ranking and results
Ranked no. 6, Maria got to the 3rd round after beating Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4 and Diana Shnaider 3-6 7-5 6-3.
The Greek has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Greek’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.
Last year at the Australian Open Sakkari lost in the 4th round 7-6(0) 6-3 to Jessica Pegula.
Lin Zhu: ranking and results
Ranked no. 87, Lin reached the 3rd round after defeating Rebecca Marino 6-2 6-4 and Jil Teichmann 6-2 6-2.
The Chinese has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Lin capitulated in the qualifications 3-6 7-6(5) 6-3 to Tessah Andrianjafitrimo.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Maria Sakkari and Lin Zhu fight against each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they competed against each other, Sakkari won 6-3 6-2 in the qualifications in Melbourne back in 2016.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maria Sakkari who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maria Sakkari is the pick to win this match.
Maria Sakkari -> 1.151
Lin Zhu -> 5.45
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Iga Swiatek vs. Cristina Bucsa
Head to head 0-0
Iga Swiatek will take on Cristina Bucsa in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.
Iga Swiatek: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 Iga reached the 3rd round after beating Jule Niemeier 6-4 7-5 and Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-2 6-3.
Iga has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Iga’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.
Last year at the Australian Open The Pole lost in the semifinal 6-4 6-1 to Danielle Rose Collins.
Cristina Bucsa: ranking and results
Ranked no. 100 (career high), Cristina reached the 3rd round after beating Kaylah Mcphee 6-4 6-0, Ashlyn Krueger 6-2 6-0, Nao Hibino 7-610 6-2, Eva Lys 2-6 6-0 6-2 and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 2-6 7-67 6-4.
The Spaniard has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Cristina had to surrender in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 to Alison Van Uytvanck.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Iga Swiatek and Cristina Bucsa 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 Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.03
Cristina Bucsa -> 12.25
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Marta Kostyuk vs. Jessica Pegula
Head to head 1-0 for Pegula
Marta Kostyuk will compete against Jessica Pegula in the 3rd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.
Marta Kostyuk: ranking and results
Ranked no. 61, Kostyuk got to the 3rd round after beating Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-4 and Olivia Gadecki 6-2 6-1.
Marta has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open Marta capitulated in the 3rd round 6-2 5-7 6-4 to Paula Badosa Gibert.
Jessica Pegula: ranking and results
Ranked no. 3 (career high), Jessica got to the 3rd round after defeating Jaqueline Cristian 6-0 6-1 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2 7-65.
Jessica has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2023, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). Jessica’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Australia.
Last year at the Australian Open Pegula had to surrender in the quarter 6-2 6-0 to Ashleigh Barty.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Marta Kostyuk and Jessica Pegula play each other. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they competed against each other, Pegula won 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jessica Pegula who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jessica Pegula is the pick to win this match.
Jessica Pegula -> 3.6
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.29
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Australian Open
- Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (5-7 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Anna SchmiedlovaSchmiedlova (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Shelby RogersRogers (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Magda LinetteLinette – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Ons JabeurJabeur (6-1 5-7 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Donna VekicVekic – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Elise MertensMertens – Lauren DavisDavis (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Caroline GarciaGarcia – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (7-65 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Linda FruhvirtovaFruhvirtova – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Belinda BencicBencic – Claire LiuLiu (7-63 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Petra MarticMartic (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva (6-0 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz – Anastasia PotapovaPotapova (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Taylor TownsendTownsend (1-6 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Katie VolynetsVolynets – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-4 2-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu (2-6 7-67 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Lin ZhuZhu – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (3-6 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Marta KostyukKostyuk – Olivia GadeckiGadecki (6-2 6-1) – 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
- Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-71 6-2 7-66) – 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
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Nadia PodoroskaPodoroska (6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Clara BurelBurel (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Jessica PegulaPegula – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (6-2 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Anhelina KalininaKalinina – Petra KvitovaKvitova (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Cori GauffGauff – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (6-3 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anna BondarBondar (7-65 5-7 6-0) – 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
- 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
- Varvara GrachevaGracheva – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Katie VolynetsVolynets (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Magda LinetteLinette – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Laura SiegemundSiegemund – Caroline GarciaGarcia (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elise MertensMertens (6-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Belinda BencicBencic (2-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Nuria Parrizas-DiazParrizas-Diaz – Donna VekicVekic (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
