Elena Rybakina vs Sofia Kenin Prediction & Picks - WTA Dubai Tennis Championships

Prediction published on 2/20/25, 4:28 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/20/25 at 4:29 AM in Tennis Picks

Sofia Kenin of the United States will gun for an upset win over Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal of the 2025 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship on Thursday. Kenin extended her winning streak to three after vanquishing No.4 seed Jasmine Paolini 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday. Ranked No.54 in the world, Kenin produced one of the biggest upsets this week by holding all her serves and converting 4 of 7 breakpoint chances. Kenin reached the quarterfinal for the first time since making it in the last eight of the 2025 Hobart International. Rybakina captured her third straight quarterfinal stint after downing Paula Badosa in a three-set nailbiter 4-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2). The No.7 ranked women’s singles player in the world lived up to her billion by demonstrating incredible composure under duress, winning back-to-back tiebreakers to complete the comeback win.