Qinwen Zheng vs Océane Dodin Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 19/01/2024, 23:55  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 20/01/2024 at 01:58 in Tennis Predictions

Oceane Dodin will hope to continue with her historic Australian Open campaign when she battles 12th seed Qinwen Zheng next. The winner of this fourth-rounder will then next play either Anna Kalinskaya, Jasmine Paolini, or Anna Blinkova. Qinwen Zheng defeated compatriot Wang Yafan in three sets in the last round. The win was her fifth in six outings so far this season and moved her up to 13th in the live ranking. Zheng is in her third appearance in Melbourne and has already set a new personal record here. Before this season, the Chinese number one had never advanced past the second round at the Australian Open. Last season she set her best-ever record at a Grand Slam when she made it to the US Open quarterfinals. She will be eager to at the very least equal this feat. Having the head-to-head advantage over Dodin will have her confident. Zheng has won two of the three meetings with Dodin.

Oceane Dodin is having the Grand Slam tournament of her career. The Frenchwoman is playing at this stage of a major for the first time. Before this season, Dodin had never won more than one round at a major. The last time she progressed past the first round in Melbourne was back in 2017. The 27-year-old has had a strong start to the year and has won five of six matches. Her three wins in Melbourne have all come via straight sets with the recent one being against Clara Burel. She lost six games in the tie against her compatriot and is now up a massive 20 places in the live ranking. Dodin is now ranked 75th. Winning this round can catapult her into the world's top 60.