ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Elena Rybakina, Jasmine Paolini, Diana Shnaider and Mccartney Kessler are going to play on Friday at the Ningbo Open on GRANDSTAND.
Elena Rybakina vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
Head to head 2-0 for Rybakina
Elena Rybakina will take on Ajla Tomljanovic in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Elena Rybakina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, the Kazakhstani got to the quarter after defeating Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3.
Rybakina has a 49-19 win-loss record in 2025, 32-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Rybakina’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Strasbourg.
Last year in Ningbo Rybakina didn’t play in Ningbo in 2024.
Ajla Tomljanovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 104, Tomljanovic reached the quarter after defeating Maya Joint 4-6 6-2 6-4, Antonia Ruzic 6-2 6-0, Clara Tauson 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 and Zeynep Sonmez 7-6(6) 6-3.
The Australian has a 25-23 win-loss record in 2025, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Australian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Austin and Rabat.
Last year in Ningbo The Australian lost in the 1st round 6-4 6-2 to Yue Yuan.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Elena Rybakina and Ajla Tomljanovic fight against each other. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time they played each other, Rybakina won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in London back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 2 sets.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.134
Ajla Tomljanovic -> 5.8
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Jasmine Paolini vs. Belinda Bencic
Head to head 1-1
Jasmine Paolini will take on Belinda Bencic in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Jasmine Paolini: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8, Paolini reached the quarter after defeating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-5.
Paolini has a 45-17 win-loss record in 2025, 26-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Jasmine’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Rome and Cincinnati.
Last year in Ningbo Paolini didn’t compete in Ningbo in 2024.
Belinda Bencic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 14, Bencic got to the quarter after beating Magda Linette 6-3 6-2 and Yuliia Starodubtseva 5-7 6-4 7-5.
The Swiss has a 33-16 win-loss record in 2025, 25-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Bencic’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Abu Dhabi.
Last year in Ningbo Belinda didn’t play in Ningbo in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Belinda Bencic play each other. Their current record is 1-1 for Paolini and Bencic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Paolini won 6-1 6-1 in the R in Australia back in 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jasmine Paolini who should win in 3 sets.
Jasmine Paolini -> 1.63
Belinda Bencic -> 2.27
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Diana Shnaider vs. Lin Zhu
Head to head 2-0 for Shnaider
Diana Shnaider will take on Lin Zhu in the quarter for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Diana Shnaider: ranking and results
Ranked no. 19, the Russian reached the quarter after defeating Xiyu Wang 7-5 6-3
and Karolina Muchova 2-6 6-1 6-2.The Russian has a 26-23 win-loss record in 2025, 14-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). Shnaider’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Monterrey.
Last year in Ningbo Diana lost in the 1st round 4-6 6-3 6-3 to Paula Badosa.
Lin Zhu: ranking and results
Ranked no. 219, Lin got to the quarter after beating Emma Raducanu 3-6 6-4 6-1 and Mirra Andreeva 4-6 6-3 6-2.
The Chinese has a 21-15 win-loss record in 2025, 19-12 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Chinese’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the W35 Goyang and the W50 Guiyang.
Last year in Ningbo Zhu didn’t play in Ningbo in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Diana Shnaider and Lin Zhu square off. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time they locked horns, Shnaider won 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the final in Hua Hin back in 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diana Shnaider who should win in 2 sets.
Diana Shnaider -> 1.4
Lin Zhu -> 2.94
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Mccartney Kessler vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 0-0
Mccartney Kessler will compete against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Mccartney Kessler: ranking and results
Ranked no. 33, Mccartney reached the quarter after beating Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-0 and Liudmila Samsonova 7-6(5) 6-1.
The American has a 36-22 win-loss record in 2025, 26-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Hobart, Austin and Nottingham.
Last year in Ningbo Mccartney didn’t compete in Ningbo in 2024.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 10 (career high), the Russian reached the quarter after beating Yue Yuan 6-3 6-3.
Alexandrova has a 44-22 win-loss record in 2025, 19-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). Ekaterina’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Linz, Monterrey and Seoul.
Last year in Ningbo The Russian didn’t play in Ningbo in 2024.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Ekaterina Alexandrova 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 Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 2 sets.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.76
Mccartney Kessler -> 1.444
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Ningbo Open
- Ulrikke Eikeri/Qianhui TangEikeri/Qianhui Tang – Lyudmyla Kichenok/Ellen PerezKichenok/Ellen Perez (3-6 6-3 11-9) – Score progression – Stats
- Mats MoraingMoraing – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Lukas LackoLacko – Viktor GalovicGalovic (7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Roberto MarcoraMarcora – Jurij RodionovRodionov (7-5 6-75 7-66) – Score progression – Stats
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Kenny de Schepperde Schepper (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Ningbo Open
- Lin ZhuZhu – (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Mccartney KesslerKessler (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Belinda BencicBencic – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (2-1) – H2H – Prediction