Petra Kvitova vs Sofia Kenin Prediction 3/18/25 Miami Tennis Picks

Petra Kvitova and Sofia Kenin clash in the first round of the 2025 WTA Miami Open on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Here’s our Petra Kvitova vs Sofia Kenin prediction. This preview will also include a Petra Kvitova vs Sofia Kenin pick.

Petra Kvitova Preview

Petra Kvitova is playing in her third WTA tournament of the season. Kvitova just celebrated her 35th birthday a couple of weeks ago in Indian Wells where she lost in the first round to Varvara Gracheva in three sets. Her other appearance was in Austin, Texas where Kvitova lost to Jodie Burrage in three.

The Czech is still waiting for her first Tour-level win since her return to competitive tennis from maternity leave. If she is to end her drought it is possibly in Miami.

Kvitova has played 13 main draws in Florida and memorably won the title during her most recent appearance in 2023 by defeating Elena Rybakina in the final. She also made a trio of quarterfinals before that and there are a couple of first-round exits. Kvitova has a four-digit ranking.

Sofia Kenin Preview

Sofia Kenin is finally getting her season back together reaching two quarterfinals already this season. One of those was at the WTA 1000 in Dubai where she defeated Donna Vekic, Marta Kostyuk, and defending champion Jasmine Paolini.

Her other quarterfinal run was at the start of the season in Hobart. Kenin has been playing a lot od doubles tennis too and famously won the Miami title alongside Bethanie MAttek Sands last season. But she didn’t make an impression in singles at this tournament 12 months ago. She lost to Katie Volynets in the first round.

Overall, Kenin has played in five main draws in Miami and has never advanced beyond the third round.

Petra Kvitova vs Sofia Kenin Head-To-Head

• Kvitova and Kenin have met three times on the WTA Tour.

• Kvitova leads Kenin 2-1 in their head-to-head and defeated her in their first meeting in Miami seven years ago in Key Biscayne.

Petra Kvitova vs Sofia Kenin Prediction

Among the many interesting first-round matches in Miami, this one stands out as the best. Both Kvitova and Kenin are Grand Slam champions and former Top 5 players. But that’s pretty much where their similarities end.

Kvitova is at the tail end of her career, but she still has the insatiable desire to continue the second phase of her career as a mother. The early signs point to a potentially long road to form, with Kvitova losing her first two matches since her return. By contrast, Kenin is climbing the rankings again and understandably has done a lot of winning. She is the favorite here and rightly so.