PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Swiatek, Cirstea, Raducanu and Shnaider to play on Thursday – Korea Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Iga Swiatek, Sorana Cirstea, Emma Raducanu and Diana Shnaider are going to compete on Thursday at the Korea Open.

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Iga Swiatek vs. Sorana Cirstea

Head to head 5-0 for Swiatek

Iga Swiatek will play Sorana Cirstea in the 2^nd round for the 6^th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Iga Swiatek: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Iga will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in New York where she lost to Anisimova in the quarter on the 3^rd of September.

Iga has a 53-13 win-loss record in 2025, 32-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Iga’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Australia, Bad Homburg, in Wimbledon and Cincinnati.

Last year in Seoul Iga didn’t compete in Seoul in 2024.

Sorana Cirstea: ranking and results

Ranked no. 66, Sorana reached the 2^nd round after defeating Anastasia Zakharova 6-3 6-1.

Sorana has a 23-15 win-loss record in 2025, 19-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Sorana’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Cleveland.

Last year in Seoul The Romanian didn’t compete in Seoul in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 6^th time that Iga Swiatek and Sorana Cirstea square off. Their actual record is 5-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Swiatek won 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round in Cincinnati back in August 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.105
Sorana Cirstea -> 6.75

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Emma Raducanu vs. Barbora Krejcikova

Head to head 0-0

Seeded no. 8, Emma Raducanu will fight against Barbora Krejcikova for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:30 pm on CENTRE COURT.

Emma Raducanu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 33, Raducanu got to the 2^nd round after beating Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 6-4.

Raducanu has a 27-18 win-loss record in 2025, 16-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Emma’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Washington.

Last year in Seoul The Brit got to the quarter in 2024 in Seoul before retiring against Daria Kasatkina.

Barbora Krejcikova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 39, Krejcikova got to the 2^nd round after beating Tatiana Prozorova 6-1 6-2.

The Czech has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2025, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Seoul Barbora didn’t play in Seoul in 2024.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Emma Raducanu and Barbora Krejcikova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emma Raducanu who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Emma Raducanu is the pick to win this match.
Emma Raducanu -> 1.55
Barbora Krejcikova -> 2.45

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Diana Shnaider vs. Suzan Lamens

Head to head 1-0 for Shnaider

Diana Shnaider will fight against Suzan Lamens in the 2^nd

round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.

Diana Shnaider: ranking and results

Ranked no. 19, Shnaider reached the 2^nd round after beating Caty McNally 2-6 6-2 6-4.

Diana has a 24-20 win-loss record in 2025, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Monterrey.

Last year in Seoul The Russian lost in the semifinal 6-3 6-4 to Daria Kasatkina.

Suzan Lamens: ranking and results

Ranked no. 64, Suzan reached the 2^nd round after beating Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-1.

The Dutch has a 24-22 win-loss record in 2025, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Lamens’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Rouen.

Last year in Seoul Lamens didn’t play in Seoul in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Diana Shnaider and Suzan Lamens play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Shnaider won 6-0 6-7(4) 6-2 in the quarter in Hong Kong back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diana Shnaider who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Diana Shnaider is the pick to win this match.
Diana Shnaider -> 1.35
Suzan Lamens -> 3.2

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Last Results

These are the last results of the Korea Open

• Maya JointJoint – Sofia KeninKenin (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Clara TausonTauson – Eva LysLys (6-2 7-6⁴) – Score progression – Stats
• Filip PeliwoPeliwo – Gianluca Di NicolaDi Nicola (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Maverick BanesBanes – Andrea BassoBasso (6-1 7-6³) – Score progression – Stats
• Tommy RobredoRobredo – Sandro EhratEhrat (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Guilherme ClezarClezar (5-7 7-6⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Gianluigi QuinziQuinzi – Marco BortolottiBortolotti (6-1 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Martin CuevasCuevas – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-7⁴ 7-6⁴ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Julian LenzLenz – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Daniel Gimeno-TraverGimeno-Traver (7-6⁴ 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Federico GaioGaio – Alessandro BegaBega (6-4 6-7⁵ 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Hugo DellienDellien (6-1 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Danilo PetrovicPetrovic (6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Jacob GrillsGrills – Taro DanielDaniel (4-6 6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Nerman FaticFatic – Stephane RobertRobert (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Andrea CollariniCollarini – Laurynas GrigelisGrigelis (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (6-3 1-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the Korea Open

• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (5-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Emma RaducanuRaducanu (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (1-6) – H2H – Prediction
• Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Clara TausonTauson – (1-0) – H2H – Prediction