ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Marta Kostyuk, Veronika Kudermetova, Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova are going to play on Wednesday at the Korea Open on Centre Court.
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Marta Kostyuk vs. Heather Watson
Head to head 1-0 for Kostyuk
Marta Kostyuk will fight against Heather Watson in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:00 am on Centre Court.
Marta Kostyuk: ranking and results
Ranked no. 18, Marta reached the 2nd round after beating Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-1.
Marta has a 32-17 win-loss record in 2024, 22-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Marta’s best result of the year was reaching the final in San Diego and Stuttgart.
Last year in Seoul Kostyuk didn’t compete in Seoul in 2023.
Heather Watson: ranking and results
Ranked no. 183, heather got to the 2nd round after defeating Boyoung Jeong 6-2 6-2, Yeon Woo Ku 7-5 6-3 and Jia-Jing Lu 6-4 6-4.
Watson has a 21-16 win-loss record in 2024, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Brit’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the W50 Roehampton and the W50 Nottingham.
Last year in Seoul Heather didn’t play in Seoul in 2023.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Marta Kostyuk and Heather Watson face off. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they competed against each other, Kostyuk won 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3 in the qualifications in Brisbane back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marta Kostyuk who should win in 2 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Marta Kostyuk is the pick to win this match.
Marta Kostyuk -> 1.24
Heather Watson -> 4.1
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Veronika Kudermetova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
Head to head 4-2 for Kudermetova
Veronika Kudermetova will take on Liudmila Samsonova in the 2nd round for the 7th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:00 am on Centre Court.
Veronika Kudermetova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 44, the Russian reached the 2nd round after beating Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-3.
Veronika has a 14-20 win-loss record in 2024, 6-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Kudermetova didn’t compete in Seoul in 2023.
Liudmila Samsonova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 15, Samsonova will start her run in Seoul after she played her last match in New York where she lost to in the 4th round on the 2nd of September.
Samsonova has a 26-20 win-loss record in 2024, 12-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Samsonova’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Hertogenbosch.
Last year in Seoul The Russian didn’t compete in Seoul in 2023.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 7th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova square off. Their record is 4-2 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Before, the last time they locked horns, Kudermetova won 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Berlin back in June 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liudmila Samsonova who should win in 2 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Liudmila Samsonova is the pick to win this match.
Liudmila Samsonova -> 2.76
Veronika Kudermetova -> 1.45
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Diana Shnaider vs. Carol Zhao
Head to head 0-0
Diana Shnaider will face Carol Zhao in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 am on Centre Court.
Diana Shnaider: ranking and results
Ranked no. 16 (career high), will start her run in Seoul after she won the title in the Paris after beating in the final.
The Russian has a 46-18 win-loss record in 2024, 22-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Shnaider’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Hua Hin, the Charleston, the Paris, Bad Homburg and Budapest.
Last year in Seoul Diana didn’t play in Seoul in 2023.
Carol Zhao: ranking and results
Ranked no. 272, Zhao reached the 2nd round after beating Gaeul Jang 6-4 6-2, Sohyun Park 6-7(3) 6-4 4-1 ret. and Dayeon Back 6-4 6-1.
Carol has a 19-25 win-loss record in 2024, 11-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Seoul Zhao didn’t compete in Seoul in 2023.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Diana Shnaider and Carol Zhao since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Diana Shnaider who should win in 2 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Diana Shnaider is the pick to win this match.
Diana Shnaider -> 1.059
Carol Zhao -> 9.3
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Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Polina Kudermetova
Head to head 0-0
Ekaterina Alexandrova will compete against Polina Kudermetova in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:00 am on Centre Court.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 31, Alexandrova got to the 2nd round after defeating Varvara Lepchenko 7-5 3-6 6-0.
Ekaterina has a 23-21 win-loss record in 2024, 14-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). Ekaterina’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Linz.
Last year in Seoul The Russian surrendered in the 2nd round 6-3 7-6(6) to Yanina Wickmayer. The Russian conquered the title in Seoul in 2022.
Polina Kudermetova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 163, Polina reached the 2nd round after defeating Mei Yamaguchi 1-6 6-0 6-0 and Priscilla Hon 7-5 6-4.
Polina has a 39-27 win-loss record in 2024, 15-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Polina’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the W50 Indore and the W50 Oldenzaal.
Last year in Seoul Kudermetova lost in the quarter 6-3 6-1 to Yanina Wickmayer.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Ekaterina Alexandrova and Polina Kudermetova since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 2 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Ekaterina Alexandrova is the pick to win this match.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 1.14
Polina Kudermetova -> 5.75
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Korea Open
Bruno Sant’AnnaSant’Anna – Luca StaeheliStaeheli (6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez – Philipp SchrollSchroll (6-3 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
Bogdan BobrovBobrov – Petr NouzaNouza (7-64 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Manuel Pena LopezPena Lopez – Gabriel SchmidtSchmidt (6-4 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Mick VeldheerVeldheer – Luca GiacominiGiacomini (6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Korea Open
Darya KasatkinaKasatkina – Hailey BaptisteBaptiste (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
Emma RaducanuRaducanu – Yue YuanYuan (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
Heather WatsonWatson – Marta KostyukKostyuk (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
Ajla TomljanovicTomljanovic – Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (4-2) – H2H – Prediction