Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Paula Badosa Prediction & Picks - WTA Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 8/17/24, 6:00 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 8/17/24 at 6:28 PM in Tennis Picks

Paula Badosa Gibert of Spain and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia are set for an intriguing quarterfinals showdown at the 2024 Cincinnati Open. Badosa Gibert made her second quarterfinal appearance this month after a masterful performance over Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-4. Badosa Gibert, the reining Mubadala Citi DC Open Champion, scored 74 points in her third-round match with Putintseva, 31 of which came from return points. She also broke her Kazakh opponent five times in the match. After surviving a first-round scare from Brazil’s Beatrice Hadad Maia 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3, Pavlyuchenkova delivered back-to-back strong performances against top-notch competitions to secure her spot in the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals. The Russian defeated former world’s No.1 and Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-4 and followed it up with another massive win over the Olympic women’s singles champion Qinwen Zheng, 7-5 6-1.