ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Marie Bouzkova, Elise Mertens, Elina Avanesyan and Diane Parry are going to compete on Thursday at the Japan Open Tennis Championships.
Marie Bouzkova vs. Ana Bogdan
Head to head 2-0 for Bogdan
Marie Bouzkova will play Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:30 am on COURT 1.
Marie Bouzkova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 43, Marie got to the 2nd round after defeating Moyuka Uchijima 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3.
Marie has a 22-19 win-loss record in 2024, 13-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Marie’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Bogota and Washington.
Last year in Osaka The Czech didn’t compete in Osaka in 2023.
Ana Bogdan: ranking and results
Ranked no. 111, Bogdan got to the 2nd round after beating Aleksandra Krunic 6-1 6-2, Naho Sato 6-3 6-3 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-2.
Bogdan has a 19-22 win-loss record in 2024, 10-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Bogdan’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Napoca.
Last year in Osaka The Romanian didn’t compete in Osaka in 2023.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Marie Bouzkova and Ana Bogdan square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Bogdan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they competed against each other, Bogdan won 6-3 6-1 in the qualifications in London back in 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marie Bouzkova who should win in 3 sets.
Marie Bouzkova -> 1.64
Ana Bogdan -> 2.26
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Elise Mertens vs. Kimberly Birrell
Head to head 0-0
Elise Mertens will come up against Kimberly Birrell in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1.
Elise Mertens: ranking and results
Ranked no. 27, Elise got to the 2nd round after beating Mai Hontama 6-1 6-1.
Elise has a 27-24 win-loss record in 2024, 17-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Belgian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Hobart.
Last year in Osaka The Belgian didn’t play in Osaka in 2023.
Kimberly Birrell: ranking and results
Ranked no. 150, Birrell reached the 2nd round after defeating Sayaka Ishii 6-2 3-6 6-3, Jessika Ponchet 7-5 3-6 6-2 and Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-3.
The Australian has a 36-25 win-loss record in 2024, 18-17 on hard (See FULL STATS). Birrell’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the W75 Fukuoka.
Last year in Osaka Kimberly didn’t compete in Osaka in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Elise Mertens and Kimberly Birrell 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.
Elise Mertens -> 1.165
Kimberly Birrell -> 5.15
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Elina Avanesyan vs. Sara Saito
Head to head 0-0
Elina Avanesyan will fight against Sara Saito
in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1.Elina Avanesyan: ranking and results
Ranked no. 48, Avanesyan reached the 2nd round after beating Ashlyn Krueger 7-6(1) 6-3.
Avanesyan has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2024, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Avanesyan’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Iasi.
Last year in Osaka Elina didn’t compete in Osaka in 2023.
Sara Saito: ranking and results
Ranked no. 179, the Japanese reached the 2nd round after defeating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3 6-2.
Saito has a 35-16 win-loss record in 2024, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Japanese’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the W50 Nonthaburi, the W75 Burnie and the W100 Biarritz.
Last year in Osaka Saito didn’t play in Osaka in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Elina Avanesyan and Sara Saito 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 Elina Avanesyan who should win in 2 sets.
Elina Avanesyan -> 1.28
Sara Saito -> 3.68
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Diane Parry vs. Greetje Minnen
Head to head 1-0 for Minnen
Diane Parry will square off with Greetje Minnen in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:30 am on CENTER COURT.
Diane Parry: ranking and results
Ranked no. 52, Diane got to the 2nd round after defeating Erika Andreeva 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1.
Diane has a 29-24 win-loss record in 2024, 16-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). Diane’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Nottingham and Palermo.
Last year in Osaka Parry lost in the 1st round 7-5 6-2 to Elizabeth Mandlik.
Greetje Minnen: ranking and results
Ranked no. 95, Greetje got to the 2nd round after beating Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 6-0.
Minnen has a 26-30 win-loss record in 2024, 18-17 on hard (See FULL STATS). Greetje’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Charleston.
Last year in Osaka The Belgian didn’t play in Osaka in 2023.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Diane Parry and Greetje Minnen face off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Minnen (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they competed against each other, Minnen won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Guangzhou back in 2023.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Greetje Minnen who should win in 3 sets.
Greetje Minnen -> 2.3
Diane Parry -> 1.62
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Aoi ItoIto – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Clara TausonTauson – Harriet DartDart (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Eva LysLys – Mccartney KesslerKessler (7-67 3-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Suzan LamensLamens – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Connor FarrenFarren – Kazuma KawachiKawachi (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Marco BrugnerottoBrugnerotto – Rhett PurcellPurcell (0-6 6-1 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Cheong-Eui KimKim – Ahmed Deedat Abdul RazakDeedat Abdul Razak (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Siddharth VishwakarmaVishwakarma – Maciej SmolaSmola (7-63 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Michail PervolarakisPervolarakis – Roy HobbsHobbs (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Quentin RobertRobert – Lance-Pierre Du ToitDu Toit (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Elise MertensMertens – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ana BogdanBogdan – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Diane ParryParry – Greetje MinnenMinnen (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Eva LysLys – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction