Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic Beijing Prediction 9/26/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Number 18 seed Paula Badosa will face World No. 80 Antonia Ruzic in the second round of the 2025 China Open in Beijing. The match is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 26. Here’s our Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic prediction. This preview will also include a Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic pick.

Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic Preview 

Paula Badosa is the No. 18 seed at the China Open this week, where she is making just her second main draw appearance. Badosa played at this event last season for the first time and made it to the semifinals, where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff in three sets.

The Spaniard’s top 20 spot is in danger as she defends a lot of points in two tournaments this swing, starting in Beijing, where the field is stacked. Badosa has played only 29 matches this season due to persistent injuries. She missed every WTA tournament after Wimbledon because of a chronic back injury and withdrew from the US Open at the last minute.

Badosa eventually made her return to action after nearly three months of treatment, but failed to inspire Spain’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals bid in Shenzhen, where they lost to Ukraine in the quarterfinals. Badosa received a bye in the first round in Beijing.

Antonia Ruzic is competing in Beijing for the first time and the Croatian scored a win on debut against France’s Elsa Jacquemot in convincing fashion. The match took 18 games to decide and lasted an hour and 32 minutes.

Ruzic broke Jacquemot twice in the first set, while she was only broken once. In the second set, the 22-year-old secured two breaks to wrap up a 6-3, 6-3 victory. Overall, Ruzic hit two aces and one double fault in the match and was aided on return by Jacquemot’s 12 double faults in the match. Ruzic won 73% of first serve points (22/30) and saved four of five break points.

Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic Head-To-Head

Badosa and Ruzic will meet for the first time in Beijing.

Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic Prediction

This could get tricky for Badosa. Ruzic is one of the up-and-coming players who is maturing fast and plays freely from the baseline and will look to attack any short balls from Badosa, who will likely have some early rust after playing just one match since the end of June. But Ruzic is still less proven at this level and Badosa will probably just find the answers provided her back issues don’t resurface.