Aryna Sabalenka and Sofia Kenin will clash against each other in the 1st round of the China Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on DIAMOND. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.21
Sofia Kenin -> 4.4
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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Sofia Kenin
This will be the 4th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Sofia Kenin clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Kenin won 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rome back in May 2023.
Highlights Sofia Kenin vs Aryna Sabalenka – Rome 11-May-2023
Aryna Sabalenka
50 - 11win/loss
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1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50-11 | 30-6 | 14-3 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 20-15 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-18 | 24-11 | 13-3 | 1-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-10 | 14-7 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 39-22 | 28-12 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Sabalenka will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match at the New York where she lost 2-6 6-3 6-2 to Gauff in the final on the 9th of September.
The Belarussian has an aggregate 50-11 win-loss record in 2023, 30-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where she defeated Linda Noskova in the final 6-3 7-6(4) and at the Australian Open where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 and in Madrid where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.
Talking about her overall career, Aryna has an overall 313-151 record. She has a positive 184-82 record on hard.
Previously in Beijing
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2018. See her history.
Sofia Kenin
26 - 18win/loss
31
4
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26-18 | 17-10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 10-17 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-10 | 7-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 12-6 | 6-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 49-23 | 37-14 | 5-5 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 31, the American will start her run in Beijing after she played her last match in Guadalajara where she lost 7-5 6-3 to Dolehide in the semifinal on the 22nd of September.
Sofia has an aggregate 26-18 win-loss record in 2023, 17-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Sofia’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in San Diego.
In terms of her career, Kenin has an overall 256-162 record. She has a positive 156-93 record on hard.
