PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Gauff, Paolini, Anisimova and Rybakina to play on Friday – China Open

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Cori Gauff, Jasmine Paolini, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina are going to play on Friday at the China Open.

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Cori Gauff vs. Kamilla Rakhimova

Head to head 0-0

Cori Gauff will take on Kamilla Rakhimova in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on CAPITAL GROUP DIAMOND.

Cori Gauff: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, Cori will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in New York where she lost to Osaka in the 4^th round on the 1^st of September.

Cori has a 38-13 win-loss record in 2025, 20-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Australia, Madrid, Rome and at the French Open .

Last year in Beijing The American conquered the title last year in Beijing after ousting Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-3. Cori won the title at the China Open in 2024.

Kamilla Rakhimova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 89, the Russian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Lucia Bronzetti 6-4 6-1.

The Russian has a 26-28 win-loss record in 2025, 11-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Kamilla surrendered in the 2^nd round 6-1 6-1 to Qinwen Zheng.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Cori Gauff and Kamilla Rakhimova 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 Cori Gauff who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cori Gauff is the pick to win this match.
Cori Gauff -> 1.12
Kamilla Rakhimova -> 6.25

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Jasmine Paolini vs. Anastasija Sevastova

Head to head 3-0 for Paolini

Jasmine Paolini will face Anastasija Sevastova in the 2^nd round for the 4^th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:30 pm on LOTUS.

Jasmine Paolini: ranking and results

Ranked no. 8, will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals where she overcame to Pegula in the Rubber 2 on the 21^st of September.

Jasmine has a 38-15 win-loss record in 2025, 19-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Paolini’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Rome and Cincinnati.

Last year in Beijing Paolini lost in the 3^rd round 6-4 6-0 to Magda Linette.

Anastasija Sevastova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 221, Anastasija got to the 2^nd round after beating Kimberly Birrell 6-3 7-6(1).

The Latvian has a 10-10 win-loss record in 2025, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Beijing Anastasija didn’t play in Beijing in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4^th time that Jasmine Paolini and Anastasija Sevastova fight against each other. Their actual record is 3-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played, Paolini won 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1^st round in London back in June 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jasmine Paolini who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jasmine Paolini is the pick to win this match.
Jasmine Paolini -> 1.127
Anastasija Sevastova -> 6.05

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Amanda Anisimova vs. Katie Boulter

Head to head 0-0

Amanda Anisimova will play Katie Boulter in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on LOTUS.

Amanda Anisimova: ranking and results

Ranked no. 4 (career high), the American will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in the Paris where she lost to Paquet in the quarter on the 16^th of May.

The American has a 39-16 win-loss record in 2025, 19-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Doha, London, in Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open .

Last year in Beijing Anisimova lost in the 4^th round 3-6 6-1 6-2 to Qinwen Zheng.

Katie Boulter: ranking and results

Ranked no. 54, Boulter reached the 2^nd round after beating Hailey Baptiste 7-5 5-7 6-4.

The Brit has a 19-17 win-loss record in 2025, 6-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Katie’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Paris.

Last year in Beijing The Brit capitulated in the 3^rd round 7-5 6-2 to Cori Gauff.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Amanda Anisimova and Katie Boulter 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 Amanda Anisimova who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Amanda Anisimova is the pick to win this match.
Amanda Anisimova -> 1.184
Katie Boulter -> 4.8

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Elena Rybakina vs. Caty McNally

Head to head 1-0 for McNally

Elena Rybakina will take on Caty McNally

in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on LOTUS.

Elena Rybakina: ranking and results

Ranked no. 10, will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Billie Jean King Cup, Finals where she defeated to Pegula in the Rubber 2 on the 18^th of September.

The Kazakhstani has a 45-17 win-loss record in 2025, 28-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Rybakina’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Strasbourg.

Last year in Beijing Elena didn’t compete in Beijing in 2024.

Caty McNally: ranking and results

Ranked no. 90, the American got to the 2^nd round after defeating Laura Siegemund 6-4 6-2.

The American has a 43-17 win-loss record in 2025, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the W50 Zephyrhills, the Newport and the W100 Evansville.

Last year in Beijing The American didn’t play in Beijing in 2024.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Elena Rybakina and Caty McNally play each other. Their current head to head is 1-0 for McNally (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time they fought against each other, McNally won 6-4 0-0 ret. in the 1^st round in Charleston back in 2021.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.171
Caty McNally -> 5.05

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Last Results

These are the last results of the China Open

• Renzo OlivoOlivo – Scott GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Elliot BenchetritBenchetrit (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Tommy RobredoRobredo – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Tristan LamasineLamasine (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Filip PeliwoPeliwo (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Marcelo ArevaloArevalo – Maverick BanesBanes (6-1 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Riccardo BalzeraniBalzerani – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (2-6 6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Pedro SousaSousa – Julian OcleppoOcleppo (6-3 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
• Hugo DellienDellien – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Danilo PetrovicPetrovic – Duckhee LeeLee (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Sumit NagalNagal – Laurynas GrigelisGrigelis (6-2 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
• Martin CuevasCuevas – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (6-3 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
• Jose Hernandez-FernandezHernandez-Fernandez – Francesco FortiForti (6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Taro DanielDaniel (6-1 6-0) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the China Open

• Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Yue YuanYuan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Emma NavarroNavarro (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Aliaksandra SasnovichSasnovich (4-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Cristina BucsaBucsa (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Jessica PegulaPegula (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Clara TausonTauson – Zeynep SonmezSonmez (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Emiliana ArangoArango – Qinwen ZhengZheng (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
• Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Anna BondarBondar (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marie BouzkovaBouzkova – Magda LinetteLinette (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (6-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Xin Yu WangYu Wang – Shuai ZhangZhang (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Katie BoulterBoulter – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Elena RybakinaRybakina – Caty McNallyMcNally (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Eva LysLys – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Elise MertensMertens – Mccartney KesslerKessler (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (2-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Belinda BencicBencic – Katie VolynetsVolynets (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Priscilla HonHon – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Cori GauffGauff (0-0) – H2H – Prediction