ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Camila Giorgi, Belinda Bencic, Karolina Pliskova and Magda Linette are going to play on Saturday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Camila Giorgi vs. Belinda Bencic

Head to head 2-2

Camila Giorgi will take on Belinda Bencic in the 3rd round for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Camila Giorgi: ranking and results

Ranked no. 70, the Italian reached the 3rd round after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0 6-1 and Anna Schmiedlova 6-4 6-3.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Italian lost in the 3rd round 6-2 6-3 to Ashleigh Barty.

Belinda Bencic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, Bencic reached the 3rd round after defeating Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-2 and Claire Liu 7-63 6-3.

Belinda has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2023, 7-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Swiss’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

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

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Camila Giorgi and Belinda Bencic square off. Their head to head is 2-2 for Giorgi and Bencic (see full H2H stats

),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Bencic won 6-2 6-4 in the Rubber 3 in Fed Cup, World Group II, 1R, SUI ITA 3 back in 2019.

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 -> 4.2
Camila Giorgi -> 1.23

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Karolina Pliskova vs. Varvara Gracheva

Head to head 0-0

Karolina Pliskova will face Varvara Gracheva in the 3rd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on Rod Laver Arena.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 31, Karolina reached the 3rd round after beating Xiyu Wang 6-1 6-3 and Yulia Putintseva 6-0 7-5.

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

Last year at the Australian Open Pliskova didn’t compete at the Australian Open in 2022.

Varvara Gracheva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 97, the Russian reached the 3rd round after defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-1 and Lucrezia Stefanini 6-3 6-1.

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

Last year at the Australian Open The Russian capitulated in the 1st round 3-6 6-2 6-3 to Lucia Bronzetti.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Karolina Pliskova and Varvara Gracheva 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 Karolina Pliskova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.39
Varvara Gracheva -> 3

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Magda Linette vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Head to head 1-1

Magda Linette will compete against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Magda Linette: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, Linette reached the 3rd round after defeating Mayar Sherif 7-5 6-1 and Anett Kontaveit 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Magda has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). Linette’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open Magda had to surrender in the 2nd round 6-2 6-3

to Daria Kasatkina.

Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 18 (career high), Ekaterina reached the 3rd round after beating Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2 6-1 and Taylor Townsend 1-6 6-2 6-3.

The Russian has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Ekaterina surrendered in the 1st round 7-5 6-3 to Bernarda Pera.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Magda Linette and Ekaterina Alexandrova play each other. Their head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Linette on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Alexandrova won 6-0 6-2 in the quarter in Charleston back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ekaterina Alexandrova is the pick to win this match.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.38
Magda Linette -> 1.58

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