ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Magda Linette, Elena Rybakina and Victoria Azarenka are the semifinalists that are going to play on Thursday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Magda Linette

Head to head 2-0 for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka will face Magda Linette in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, Sabalenka reached the semifinal after beating Tereza Martincova 6-1 6-4, Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-1, Elise Mertens 6-2 6-3, Belinda Bencic 7-5 6-2 and Donna Vekic 6-3 6-2.

Aryna has a 9-0 win-loss record in 2023, 9-0 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Belarussian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Adelaide.

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

Magda Linette: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, the Pole got to the semifinal after defeating Mayar Sherif 7-5 6-1, Anett Kontaveit 3-6 6-3 6-4, Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-4, Caroline Garcia 7-63 6-4 and Karolina Pliskova 6-3 7-5.

Magda has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2023, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS)

. Linette’s best result of the season 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.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Aryna Sabalenka and Magda Linette face off. Their record is 2-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Tokyo 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 -> 1.34
Magda Linette -> 3.26

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Elena Rybakina vs. Victoria Azarenka

Head to head 1-0 for Rybakina

Elena Rybakina will come up against Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 25, Rybakina got to the semifinal after defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-3, Kaja Juvan 6-2 6-1, Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 5-7 6-2, Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4 and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4.

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

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Last year at the Australian Open Elena reached the 2nd round in 2022 in Melbourne before retiring against Shuai Zhang.

Victoria Azarenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, the Belarussian got to the semifinal after beating Sofia Kenin 6-4 7-63, Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-0, Madison Keys 1-6 6-2 6-1, Lin Zhu 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1.

The Belarussian has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2023, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open The Belarussian had to surrender in the 4th round 6-2 6-2 to Barbora Krejcikova. The Belarussian won the title in Australian Open in 2012 and 2013.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Elena Rybakina and Victoria Azarenka square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they locked horns, Rybakina won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.51
Victoria Azarenka -> 2.56

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