Paula Badosa vs Aryna Sabalenka prediction and betting tips on April 17, 2024
In world tennis full-fledged dirt season has started, now many tournaments are played simultaneously, including in Stuttgart. We decided to prepare our forecast for the match Paula Badosa - Aryna Sabalenka.
Paula Badosa
The Spanish tennis player a couple years ago was even in the top 10 of the world, showing solid tennis, but injuries and lack of stability did not allow to stay so high. Now Badosa is only ranked eighth in the world rankings. The athlete did not have any successful tournaments this year, only once she managed to win two meetings in a row. In the first round of the tournament in Stuttgart she managed to confidently beat Diana Schneider - 6:3, 6:4.
Arina Sabalenka
The Belarusian athlete won this year's Australian Open, after that she played six matches at three tournaments, losing half of the games. Of course, the tennis player's condition was affected by the death of her boyfriend, under strange circumstances, but her favorite game should help her cope with all the problems. After all, Sabalenka is the second racket of the world, and high results will be expected from her.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The rivals crossed paths five times, so far the score is 3:2 in favor of Sobolenko, separately note that the athletes twice played each other in Stuttgart, in both cases the Belarusian won.
- Badosa has only 6 wins in 13 games this season.
- Sabalenka has won 14 matches out of 18 this year.
Paula Badosa vs Aryna Sabalenka Prediction
The two friends will play between themselves, which also matters, they are familiar with each other's style of play. Although Sabalenka is the clear favorite of this pair, we expect an interesting and tense match, which can drag on. We consider a bet on a total of more than 19.5 games to be a promising bet.