PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Sabalenka, Mertens, Vekic and Parrizas-Diaz to play on Margaret Court Arena on Saturday – Australian Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens, Donna Vekic and Nuria Parrizas-Diaz are going to play on Saturday at the Australian Open on Margaret Court Arena.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elise Mertens

Head to head 6-2 for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka will face Elise Mertens in the 3^rd round for the 9^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Sabalenka reached the 3^rd round after defeating Tereza Martincova 6-1 6-4 and Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1

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The Belarussian has a 6-0 win-loss record in 2023, 6-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). Sabalenka’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Aryna surrendered in the 4^th round 5-7 6-2 7-6(7) to Kaia Kanepi.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Elise reached the 3^rd round after defeating Garbine Muguruza 3-6 7-6³ 6-1 and Lauren Davis 6-4 6-3.

Mertens has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 9^th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens face off. Their actual head to head record is 6-2 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.

Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-4 6-1 in the 4^th round in New York back in 2021.

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 -> 1.285
Elise Mertens -> 3.64

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Donna Vekic vs. Nuria Parrizas-Diaz

Head to head 0-0

Donna Vekic will fight against Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the 3^rd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on Margaret Court Arena.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 64, the Croatian got to the 3^rd round after defeating Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-2 2-6 7-6⁷ and Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-0.

Donna has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2023, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Croatian capitulated in the 1^st round 6-2 6-2 to Alison Riske.

Nuria Parrizas-Diaz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 75, the Spaniard got to the 3^rd round after beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6¹¹ 6-2 and Anastasia Potapova 6-3 6-2.

The Spaniard has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Nuria capitulated in the 3^rd round 7-6(3) 6-2 to Jessica Pegula.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Donna Vekic and Nuria Parrizas-Diaz since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Donna Vekic who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Donna Vekic is the pick to win this match.
Donna Vekic -> 1.44
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz -> 2.79

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Australian Open

• Lin ZhuZhu – Maria SakkariSakkari (7-6³ 1-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Kateryna BaindlBaindl (6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Madison KeysKeys (1-6 6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-0 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Cori GauffGauff – Bernarda PeraPera (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Danielle Rose CollinsRose Collins (6-2 5-7 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Australian Open

• 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
• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Cori GauffGauff (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Jessica PegulaPegula – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Lin ZhuZhu (0-0) – H2H – Prediction