WTA Finals Prediction: Rybakina vs Anisimova 11/1/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Elena Rybakina will face Amanda Anisimova in the second match of the 2025 WTA Finals in Riyadh. The match is scheduled for Saturday, November 1. Here’s our Elena Rybakina vs Amanda Anisimova prediction. This preview will also include an Elena Rybakina vs Amanda Anisimova pick.

Elena Rybakina vs Amanda Anisimova Preview

Elena Rybakina was the last player to qualify for the 2025 WTA Finals. The Kazakh’s qualification was confirmed after her semifinal finish at the last WTA 500 tournament of the season in Tokyo. Rybakina did not finish the tournament and withdrew before her match against Linda Noskova.

Before then, Rybakina had won her second title of the season in Ningbo, a result which proved pivotal in overtaking Mirra Andreeva for that last spot. Rybakina has compiled 54 wins and 19 losses. She also won the WTA 500 in Strasbourg on clay. This is her third participation at the WTA Finals. She lost in the group stage in each of the last two editions. Rybakina is the only Kazakh singles player to play at the WTA Finals.

Amanda Anisimova is ranked World No. 4. It’s the American’s personal best ranking. Anisimova qualified for her first WTA Finals thanks to an outstanding season where she won 45 matches. Anisimova broke new ground when she won her first two WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Beijing. 

Anisimova also headlined her first two Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon and the US Open. However, she fell on the wrong side of history after losing 0-6, 0-6 to Iga Swiatek at SW19. But the fact that she quickly bounced back from that loss and made a second major final in New York is a testament to her grit and mentality. That will be needed at the WTA Finals, where the cream of the crop will be in action.

Elena Rybakina vs Amanda Anisimova Head-To-Head

This will be the first career meeting between Rybakina and Anisimova.

Elena Rybakina vs Amanda Anisimova Prediction

This should be fascinating as two of the WTA’s purest power hitters play the second match of the year-end championships. Anisimova can do about everything Rybakina does well from the baseline, taking the ball early and finishing points with one or two shots. But Rybakina is the better server. She’s almost too accurate once she tosses the ball into the air and places it beyond reach of some of the finest returners. Assuming Rybakina overcame those niggling injuries after Tokyo, I think she’ll eke out a three-set win.