Cincinnati Open 2024: Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova preview, head-to-head, prediction, and pick
Match Details
Fixture: Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Date: August 17, 2024
Tournament: Cincinnati Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinals
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $3,211,715
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky UK
Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova preview
The 2024 Cincinnati Open quarterfinals will see two big ball-strikers, Paula Badosa and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, clash in a thrilling encounter on Saturday.
Badosa, who will be in her second Cincinnati Open quarterfinal, has been in top form all week. Not only has she taken out the likes of Anna Kalinskaya, Yulia Putintseva and Peyton Stearns, she has done it in straight sets. The victories have seen her season’s win-loss improve to 25-14, including her recent title at the Citi Open.
Pavlyuchenkova is a bit of a Cincinnati Open veteran herself, having reached the quarterfinal on four occasions. The last, however, was way back in 2015.
The Russian, who came from a long injury lay-off last year, has been playing well in patches (she has a win loss of 25-17) but has not been able to string together a series of good results. This week, she has beaten quality opponents in the form of Beatriz Haddad Maia, Caroline Wozniacki and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen to return to the last eight.
Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova head-to-head
Badosa leads Pavlyuchenkova in their current head-to-head 1-0, having beaten her at this year's Australian Open.
Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova odds
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Paula Badosa vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova prediction
Both Paula Badosa and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova enjoy playing on hardcourts and possess strong baseline-oriented games tailor-made for the surface.
Badosa has struck form in the US Open series, having captured a title at the Citi Open and will look to keep her winning momentum going. She brings a certain consistency to the court and will make her opponent fight for every point.
Pavlyuchenkova, although the more explosive of the two players, can blow hot-and-cold with her groundstrokes. The Russian has shown her ability to hit even the best off court with her power, but will need to be slightly more patient with Badosa, someone who does not give away too many free points.
Both women also possess solid first serves, but it is Pavlyuchekona who has had a slight edge. She has been broken fewer times and peaked in her match against Zheng, not facing a single break point and winning well over 80% points behind her first delivery.
In a tight match-up like this, steadier serving could tilt things in Pavlyuchenkova’s favor.
Pick: Pavlyuchenkova to win in three sets.