PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Vekic, Alexandrova, Ostapenko and Pavlyuchenkova to play on Center Court on Saturday – Upper Austria Ladies Linz

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Donna Vekic, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Center Court.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Donna Vekic vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

Head to head 2-1 for Vekic

Donna Vekic will play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Center Court.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 34, the Croatian reached the semifinal after defeating Dayana Yastremska 6-1 6-1 and Clara Burel 6-0 7-6³.

Donna has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

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

Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 21, the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-0 and Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-6⁸.

Alexandrova has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Last year in Linz The Russian lost in the 1^st round 4-6 6-1 7-6(6) to Rebeka Masarova.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Donna Vekic and Ekaterina Alexandrova square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Vekic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on indoor hard courts.

Before, the last time they competed against each other, Vekic won 7-6(7) 7-6(5) in the 1^st round in Stuttgart back in 2023.

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 -> 2.14
Donna Vekic -> 1.71

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Jelena Ostapenko vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Head to head 4-1 for Ostapenko

Seeded no. 1, Jelena Ostapenko will compete against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on Center Court.

Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Ostapenko got to the semifinal after defeating Clara Tauson 3-6 6-4 7-6⁷ and Jodie Anna Burrage 6-1 6-2.

Ostapenko has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS). Ostapenko’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in Linz The Latvian didn’t play in Linz in 2023.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 42, the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Martina Trevisan 6-4 6-0, Katie Boulter 7-6² 6-4 and Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2.

Anastasia has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Linz The Russian surrendered in the qualifications 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Viktoriya Tomova.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fight against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but Pavlyuchenkova has a winning record of 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Ostapenko won 6-1 6-3 in the 1^st round in Eastbourne 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 -> 1.68
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova -> 2.19

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz

• Bradley KlahnKlahn – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Go SoedaSoeda (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz

• Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (5-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Donna VekicVekic – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (2-1) – H2H – Prediction