ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elena Rybakina, Heather Watson, Anhelina Kalinina and Barbora Krejcikova are going to compete on Thursday at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open on Stadium Court.

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Elena Rybakina vs. Danielle Rose Collins

Head to head 2-1 for Rybakina

Elena Rybakina will square off with Danielle Rose Collins in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5, the Kazakhstani will start her run in Abu Dhabi after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Blinkova in the 2nd round on the 18th of January.

Elena has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2024, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Rybakina’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Brisbane.

Last year in Abu Dhabi Rybakina surrendered in the quarter 3-6 6-3 6-2 to Beatriz Haddad Maia.

Danielle Rose Collins: ranking and results

Ranked no. 71, Collins got to the 2nd round after defeating Despina Papamichail 6-2 6-3, Linda Fruhvirtova 6-4 6-3 and Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-0.

The American has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi The American capitulated in the 1st round 7-5 1-6 7-5 to Jelena Ostapenko.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Elena Rybakina and Danielle Rose Collins play each other. Their current record is 2-1 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Rybakina won 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.28
Danielle Rose Collins -> 3.7

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Heather Watson vs. Cristina Bucsa

Head to head 0-0

Heather Watson will come up against Cristina Bucsa in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Heather Watson: ranking and results

Ranked no. 156, heather got to the 2nd round after beating Sofia Kenin 3-6 6-1 6-1, Rebeka Masarova 3-6 7-63 6-1 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 7-5.

Watson has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi Heather didn’t compete in Abu Dhabi in 2023.

Cristina Bucsa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 74, the Spaniard reached the 2nd round after defeating Ena Koike 3-6 6-3 6-2 and Xinyu Wang 5-7 6-0 6-3.

The Spaniard has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2024, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi Bucsa didn’t compete in Abu Dhabi in 2023.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Heather Watson and Cristina Bucsa 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 Cristina Bucsa who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cristina Bucsa is the pick to win this match.
Cristina Bucsa -> 2.23
Heather Watson -> 1.66

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Anhelina Kalinina vs. Liudmila Samsonova

Head to head 0-0

Anhelina Kalinina will face Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Anhelina Kalinina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 32, Anhelina got to the 2nd round after defeating Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 7-61.

Anhelina has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi Kalinina didn’t play in Abu Dhabi in 2023.

Liudmila Samsonova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 15, the Russian got to the 2nd round after defeating Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-1

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The Russian has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi Ludmilla lost in the final 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 to Belinda Bencic.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Anhelina Kalinina and Liudmila Samsonova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liudmila Samsonova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Liudmila Samsonova is the pick to win this match.
Liudmila Samsonova -> 3.05
Anhelina Kalinina -> 1.38

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Barbora Krejcikova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo

Head to head 1-0 for Krejcikova

Barbora Krejcikova will fight against Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Stadium Court.

Barbora Krejcikova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 12, Krejcikova will start her run in Abu Dhabi after she played her last match in Melbourne where she lost to Sabalenka in the quarter on the 23rd of January.

Krejcikova has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi Krejcikova lost in the 2nd round 7-5 7-6(6) to Liudmila Samsonova.

Sara Sorribes Tormo: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, Sara reached the 2nd round after beating Yara Alhogbani 6-0 6-1 and Linda Noskova 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Sorribes Tormo has a 2-5 win-loss record in 2024, 2-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Abu Dhabi The Spaniard didn’t play in Abu Dhabi in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Barbora Krejcikova and Sara Sorribes Tormo face off. Their record is 1-0 for Krejcikova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, Krejcikova won 6-0 6-3 in the qualifications in Luxembourg back in 2014.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Barbora Krejcikova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Barbora Krejcikova is the pick to win this match.
Barbora Krejcikova -> 1.43
Sara Sorribes Tormo -> 2.84

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