ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Paula Badosa, Qinwen Zheng and Karolina Muchova are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the China Open on CAPITAL GROUP DIAMOND.

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Cori Gauff vs. Paula Badosa

Head to head 3-2 for Badosa

Cori Gauff will take on Paula Badosa in the semifinal for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CAPITAL GROUP DIAMOND.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6, Gauff got to the semifinal after defeating Clara Burel 7-5 6-3, Katie Boulter 7-5 6-2, Naomi Osaka 3-6 6-4 ret. and Yuliia Starodubtseva 2-6 6-2 6-2.

Cori has a 45-15 win-loss record in 2024, 26-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Gauff’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Auckland.

Last year in Beijing Gauff had to surrender in the semifinal 6-2 6-3 to Iga Swiatek.

Paula Badosa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Unknown Player bye, Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2, Rebecca Sramkova 7-5 7-5, Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0 and Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-6(4).

Badosa has a 34-16 win-loss record in 2024, 23-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Badosa’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Washington.

Last year in Beijing Badosa didn’t play in Beijing in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6th time that Cori Gauff and Paula Badosa fight against each other. Their actual record is 3-2 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.

Before, the last time they squared off, Gauff won 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the 4th round in Rome back in May 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cori Gauff who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.75
Paula Badosa -> 2.08

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Qinwen Zheng vs. Karolina Muchova

Head to head 1-1

Qinwen Zheng will take on Karolina Muchova in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CAPITAL GROUP DIAMOND.

Qinwen Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 7 (career high), the Chinese reached the semifinal after defeating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-1 6-1, Nadia Podoroska 6-3 6-2, Amanda Anisimova 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Mirra Andreeva 5-7 6-0 6-4.

Zheng has a 41-14 win-loss record in 2024, 23-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). Qinwen’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in at the Australian Open , Palermo and Paris.

Last year in Beijing The Chinese lost in the 1st round 6-1 6-2 to Elena Rybakina.

Karolina Muchova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 49, the Czech got to the semifinal after beating Anna Blinkova 6-1 6-1, Yue Yuan 6-3 6-1, Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 6-3, Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-0 and Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4.

The Czech has a 17-5 win-loss record in 2024, 11-2 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Czech’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Palermo.

Last year in Beijing Karolina didn’t compete in Beijing in 2023.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Karolina Muchova face off. Their actual record is 1-1 for Zheng and Muchova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Zheng won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the final in Palermo back in July 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Karolina Muchova who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Karolina Muchova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Muchova -> 2.11
Qinwen Zheng -> 1.727

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