PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Yastremska, Potapova, Mertens and Ostapenko to play on Center Court on Thursday – Upper Austria Ladies Linz

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Dayana Yastremska, Anastasia Potapova, Elise Mertens and Jelena Ostapenko are going to compete on Thursday at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Center Court.

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Dayana Yastremska vs. Donna Vekic

Head to head 3-2 for Yastremska

Dayana Yastremska will play Donna Vekic in the 2^nd round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on Center Court.

Dayana Yastremska: ranking and results

Ranked no. 29, the Ukrainian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Erika Andreeva 7-6⁴ 3-6 6-2.

Dayana has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Yastremska’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in at the Australian Open .

Last year in Linz Dayana didn’t compete in Linz in 2023.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, Vekic will start her run in Linz after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Pavlyuchenkova in the 1^st round on the 15^th of January.

Vekic has a 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.

Last year in Linz The Croatian surrendered in the quarter 6-3 7-6(8) to Maria Sakkari.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Dayana Yastremska and Donna Vekic play each other. Their current record is 3-2 for Yastremska (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they played, Vekic won 6-2 7-5 in the 1^st round in Paris back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dayana Yastremska who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dayana Yastremska is the pick to win this match.
Dayana Yastremska -> 1.9
Donna Vekic -> 1.909

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Anastasia Potapova vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Head to head 1-1

Anastasia Potapova will face Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 2^nd round for the 3^rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Center Court.

Anastasia Potapova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, Anastasia reached the 2^nd round after defeating Sara Errani 6-4 6-3.

Potapova has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Linz Anastasia conquered the title last year in Linz after besting Petra Martic 6-3 6-1. The Russian conquered the title in Linz in 2023.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto: ranking and results

Ranked no. 60, Cocciaretto reached the 2^nd round after defeating Lucrezia Stefanini 6-2 6-0.

Cocciaretto has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Linz Cocciaretto didn’t compete in Linz in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3^rd time that Anastasia Potapova and Elisabetta Cocciaretto square off. Their current head to head is 1-1 for Potapova and Cocciaretto (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they locked horns, Potapova won 6-4 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Rome back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anastasia Potapova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anastasia Potapova is the pick to win this match.
Anastasia Potapova -> 1.56
Elisabetta Cocciaretto -> 2.43

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Elise Mertens vs. Lucia Bronzetti

Head to head 0-0

Elise Mertens will fight against Lucia Bronzetti in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Center Court.

Elise Mertens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 26, the Belgian will start her run in Linz after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Kostyuk in the 2^nd round on the 17^th of January.

The Belgian has a 6-3 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

Elise’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hobart.

Last year in Linz Elise didn’t compete in Linz in 2023.

Lucia Bronzetti: ranking and results

Ranked no. 58, Lucia got to the 2^nd round after defeating Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-3.

The Italian has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Linz Lucia lost in the 1^st round 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Anastasia Potapova.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Lucia Bronzetti 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 Elise Mertens who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elise Mertens is the pick to win this match.
Elise Mertens -> 1.25
Lucia Bronzetti -> 3.96

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Jelena Ostapenko vs. Clara Tauson

Head to head 1-0 for Tauson

Seeded no. 1, Jelena Ostapenko will take on Clara Tauson for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 9:00 pm on Center Court.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Ostapenko will start her run in Linz after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Azarenka in the 3^rd round on the 20^th of January.

Ostapenko has a 9-2 win-loss record in 2024, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

The Latvian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Linz Jelena didn’t play in Linz in 2023.

Clara Tauson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 91, Tauson reached the 2^nd round after beating Tamara Kostic 6-2 6-2, Jaqueline Cristian 6-2 6-0 and Camila Giorgi 3-6 6-3 6-3.

Tauson has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Tauson’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Canberra.

Last year in Linz Tauson capitulated in the quarter 6-4 7-5 to Petra Martic.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Clara Tauson face off. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Tauson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Tauson won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final in Luxembourg back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.65
Clara Tauson -> 2.24

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz

• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Jule NiemeierNiemeier (6-3 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Katie BoulterBoulter (7-6² 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jodie Anna BurrageAnna Burrage – Jaqueline CristianCristian (6-3 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Peter PolanskyPolansky – Pavel KrainikKrainik (6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist – Renta TokudaTokuda (1-1 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Benjamin SigouinSigouin (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Go SoedaSoeda – Jacob GrillsGrills (2-6 6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Bradley KlahnKlahn – Yunseong ChungChung (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Joao MenezesMenezes (6-2 3-6 7-6⁵) – Score progression – Stats
• Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Laurynas GrigelisGrigelis (7-6⁵ 4-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Zhe LiLi – Darian KingKing (2-6 6-4 6-0) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz

• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Clara TausonTauson (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Clara BurelBurel (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Dayana YastremskaYastremska – Donna VekicVekic (3-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (1-1) – H2H – Prediction