Sao Paulo Open: Badosa vs Semenistaja Prediction
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Paula Badosa vs Darja Semenistaja Preview
Paula Badosa enters the Sao Paulo Open for the first time. Badosa is the second seed and ranked 87th in the WTA rankings. The former World No. 2 has compiled 23 wins and 18 losses this season. Badosa has endured another injury-blighted campaign and recently missed the tune-up tournaments leading up to the US Open. But the Spaniard was fit to play at the US Open, where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the opening round before losing to Coco Gauff in the second. Overall, Badosa has eight wins and nine losses on hard courts this season.Darja Semenistaja is also competing at the Sao Paulo Open for the first time. Semenistaja is unseeded and is ranked 109th in the WTA rankings. Semenistaja has broken into the Top 100 this year, but she hasn’t stayed there for long. Semenistaja has compiled 30 wins and 31 losses this season, with a much better return on clay, where she has won 20 matches from 37, reaching a final in Makarska at the 125K level. Semenistaja recently lost to Tikhonova in the first round of the Barranquilla Challenger, and before that, lost to Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the US Open as a lucky loser.
Paula Badosa vs Darja Semenistaja Head-To-Head
Badosa and Semenistaja have not played at any level, so this will be their first meeting.
Paula Badosa vs Darja Semenistaja Prediction
Paula Badosa should be able to navigate through this opening match. She brings a heavier and more penetrating baseline game. Semenistaja plays her best tennis on clay, and her best chance here is to try to play longer points. But Badosa can play the longer points with efficiency and should have more weight of shot and width to aim at for winners. Give me Badosa in straight sets.