ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Donna Vekic, Paula Badosa, Elina Avanesyan and Anhelina Kalinina are going to play on Wednesday at the Merida Open Akron on AKRON STADIUM.

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Donna Vekic vs. Maya Joint

Head to head 0-0

Donna Vekic will come up against Maya Joint in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on AKRON STADIUM.

Donna Vekic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 20, Donna will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to Kenin in the 1st round on the 16th of February.

Vekic has a 3-6 win-loss record in 2025, 3-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Merida The Croatian didn’t play in Merida in 2024.

Maya Joint: ranking and results

Ranked no. 103, the Australian got to the 2nd round after beating Emina Bektas 6-2 6-3, Solana Sierra 6-1 6-1 and Julia Grabher 6-3 6-2.

The Australian has a 13-5 win-loss record in 2025, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Australian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Hobart and the Cancun.

Last year in Merida Joint lost in the 1st round 2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(2) to Marina Stakusic.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Donna Vekic and Maya Joint 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 Donna Vekic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Donna Vekic is the pick to win this match.
Donna Vekic -> 1.62
Maya Joint -> 2.3

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Paula Badosa vs. Jaqueline Cristian

Head to head 1-0 for Cristian

Paula Badosa will face Jaqueline Cristian in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on AKRON STADIUM.

Paula Badosa: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, Paula will start her run in Merida after she played her last match in Dubai where she lost to Rybakina in the 3rd round on the 19th of February.

Paula has a 9-6 win-loss record in 2025, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Badosa’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in at the Australian Open .

Last year in Merida The Spaniard didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.

Jaqueline Cristian: ranking and results

Ranked no. 85, the Romanian reached the 2nd round after beating Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4 4-1 ret..

Jaqueline has a 5-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Merida Jaqueline didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Jaqueline Cristian fight against each other. Their record is 1-0 for Cristian (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Previously, the last time they squared off, Cristian won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in W25 Chiasso back in 2019.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Paula Badosa who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Paula Badosa is the pick to win this match.
Paula Badosa -> 1.198
Jaqueline Cristian -> 4.6

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Elina Avanesyan vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Head to head 1-1

Elina Avanesyan will play Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the 2nd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on AKRON STADIUM.

Elina Avanesyan: ranking and results

Ranked no. 45, Elina reached the 2nd round after defeating Magdalena Frech 4-6 6-3 6-3.

The Armenian has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). Avanesyan’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Hobart.

Last year in Merida Elina didn’t play in Merida in 2024.

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: ranking and results

Ranked no. 66, Jessica got to the 2nd round after defeating Renata Jamrichova 7-5 5-7 7-5.

Jessica has a 3-5 win-loss record in 2025, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Merida The Spaniard didn’t play in Merida in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 3rd
time that Elina Avanesyan and Jessica Bouzas Maneiro clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Avanesyan and Bouzas (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Bouzas won 7-6(11) 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in W60 San Bartolome de Tirajana back in 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Avanesyan who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elina Avanesyan is the pick to win this match.
Elina Avanesyan -> 1.5
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro -> 2.59

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Anhelina Kalinina vs. Daria Saville

Head to head 1-0 for Kalinina

Anhelina Kalinina will square off with Daria Saville in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on AKRON STADIUM.

Anhelina Kalinina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 52, Anhelina got to the 2nd

round after defeating Leolia Jeanjean 6-4 1-6 6-1.

The Ukrainian has a 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Ukrainian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Brisbane.

Last year in Merida The Ukrainian didn’t compete in Merida in 2024.

Daria Saville: ranking and results

Ranked no. 121, Gavrilova reached the 2nd round after defeating Ellen Perez 7-6(5) 6-1, Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 6-1 and Marta Kostyuk 6-4 7-6(6).

Gavrilova has a 5-7 win-loss record in 2025, 5-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Merida The Australian didn’t play in Merida in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Anhelina Kalinina and Daria Saville play each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Kalinina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they played, Kalinina won 6-2 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Beijing back in 2023.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anhelina Kalinina who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Anhelina Kalinina is the pick to win this match.
Anhelina Kalinina -> 1.57
Daria Saville -> 2.4

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