ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Cori Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva are going to compete on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Head to head 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka will square off with Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the Belarussian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Toronto where she lost to Anisimova in the quarter on the 10th of August.

The Belarussian has a 34-11 win-loss record in 2024, 18-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Aryna’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Brisbane, at the Australian Open , Madrid and Rome.

Last year in Cincinnati Sabalenka surrendered in the semifinal 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 to Karolina Muchova.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto: ranking and results

Ranked no. 66, the Italian reached the 2nd round after defeating Robin Montgomery 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Elisabetta has a 24-18 win-loss record in 2024, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Charleston.

Last year in Cincinnati The Italian capitulated in the 1st round 7-5 6-2 to Sloane Stephens.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Aryna Sabalenka and Elisabetta Cocciaretto 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 Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.22
Elisabetta Cocciaretto -> 4.3

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Cori Gauff vs. Yulia Putintseva

Head to head 3-0 for Gauff

Cori Gauff will compete against Yulia Putintseva in the 2nd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2 (career high), Cori will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Paris where she lost to Vekic in the 3rd round on the 30th of July.

Cori has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2024, 19-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Auckland.

Last year in Cincinnati Cori conquered the title last year in Cincinnati after besting Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4. Cori conquered the title at the Western & Southern Open in 2023.

Yulia Putintseva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, the Kazakhstani got to the 2nd round after beating Harriet Dart 4-6 6-0 6-1.

Putintseva has a 32-16 win-loss record in 2024, 15-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Putintseva’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Birmingham.

Last year in Cincinnati The Kazakhstani lost in the qualifications 6-1 6-3 to Xiyu Wang.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Cori Gauff and Yulia Putintseva clash against each other. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Gauff won 6-0 6-1 in the 2nd round in Rome back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.33
Yulia Putintseva -> 3.34

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Elena Rybakina vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez

Head to head 1-0 for Rybakina

Elena Rybakina will compete against Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on P&G GRANDSTAND.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4, the Kazakhstani will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in London where she lost to Krejcikova in the semifinal on the 11th of July.

The Kazakhstani has a 40-8 win-loss record in 2024, 22-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Elena’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Miami and Stuttgart.

Last year in Cincinnati The Kazakhstani reached the 3rd round last year in Cincinnati before retiring against Jasmine Paolini.

Leylah Annie Fernandez: ranking and results

Ranked no. 27, Annie reached the 2nd round after beating Yue Yuan 3-6 6-4 6-3.

The Canadian has a 22-17 win-loss record in 2024, 9-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Annie’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Eastbourne.

Last year in Cincinnati The Canadian had to surrender in the qualifications 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Emma Navarro.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Elena Rybakina and Leylah Annie Fernandez square off. Their current record is 1-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they fought against each other, Rybakina won 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Doha back in February 2024.

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 -> 1.35
Leylah Annie Fernandez -> 3.22

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Mirra Andreeva vs. Karolina Pliskova

Head to head 0-0

Mirra Andreeva will come up against Karolina Pliskova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:00 pm on COURT 10.

Mirra Andreeva: ranking and results

Ranked no. 24, Andreeva got to the 2nd round after beating Emma Navarro 6-2 6-2.

Andreeva has a 23-11 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Iasi.

Last year in Cincinnati Mirra didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2023.

Karolina Pliskova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, Pliskova got to the 2nd round after beating Viktoriya Tomova 7-6(3) 7-6(3).

The Czech has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2024, 9-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Napoca and Nottingham.

Last year in Cincinnati Karolina capitulated in the 1st round 1-6 6-3 6-4 to Jelena Ostapenko.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Mirra Andreeva and Karolina Pliskova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mirra Andreeva who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Mirra Andreeva is the pick to win this match.
Mirra Andreeva -> 1.42
Karolina Pliskova -> 2.875

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