ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Aryna Sabalenka, Sloane Stephens, Qinwen Zheng and Anca Alexia Todoni are going to play on Sunday at the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sloane Stephens

Head to head 3-0 for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka will compete against Sloane Stephens in the 1st round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena.

Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results

Currently world no. 1 will start her run in Melbourne after she won the title in Brisbane after beating in the final.

Aryna has a 5-0 win-loss record in 2025, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Belarussian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Brisbane.

The Belarussian won her last 5 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open The Belarussian conquered the title last year in Melbourne after ousting Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2. Aryna conquered the title at the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024.

Sloane Stephens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 84, Stephens will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Hobart where she lost to in the 1st round on the 7th of January.

Sloane has a 0-2 win-loss record in 2025, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Sloane lost in the 3rd round 6-7(8) 6-1 6-4 to Anna Kalinskaya.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Sloane Stephens clash against each other. Their record is 3-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Sabalenka won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 4th round in Paris back in 2023.

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 -> 1.08
Sloane Stephens -> 7.9

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Qinwen Zheng vs. Anca Alexia Todoni

Head to head 0-0

Qinwen Zheng will square off with Anca Alexia Todoni in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:30 am on Rod Laver Arena.

Qinwen Zheng: ranking and results

Ranked no. 5 (career high), Qinwen will start her run in Melbourne after she played her last match in Riyadh where she lost to in the final on the 9th of November.

Zheng has a 0-0 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on hard.

Last year at the Australian Open The Chinese lost in the final 6-3 6-2 to Aryna Sabalenka.

Anca Alexia Todoni: ranking and results

Ranked no. 110 (career high), Anca got to the 1st round after defeating Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-1 4-6 6-4, Leyre Romero Gormaz 6-3 6-2 and Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 6-2.

Anca has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2025, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the Australian Open Alexia didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Qinwen Zheng and Anca Alexia Todoni 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 Qinwen Zheng who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Qinwen Zheng is the pick to win this match.
Qinwen Zheng -> 1.14
Anca Alexia Todoni -> 5.7

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