French Open 2024: Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini prediction, preview, and live stream details

Publish date: 2024-07-20

Earlier this month, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini made it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at the French Open. On Monday, she reached another career milestone by defeating Elina Avanyesan 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. She had been knocking on this door for a while, winning Dubai this year and making good runs at WTA 1000-level events. 

Next to her in the draw, Elena Rybakina took out Elina Svitolina to set up a quarterfinal meeting with the Italian, against whom she has had a little trouble previously

Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini: Match Details

Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini: Match Preview

Rybakina and Paolini are no strangers to facing off against each other, having played thrice already. Their last meeting, in the Stuttgart quarterfinal this year, went the way of Rybakina in three hard-fought sets. 

Of their three meetings, including this, Rybakina has won two and Paolini has one win in her name. 

Both of Rybakina’s wins have come on clay and Paolini’s win came on a hard court in Cincinnati. However, this win was secured after Rybakina was forced to retire in the second set, after having won the first. 

As of this week, Rybakina is ranked 4 in the world while Paolini sits at 15.

Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini: Match Prediction

Rybakina has had to face two seeded players in four rounds to reach the quarterfinal in Paris, while her next opponent has faced none. The Kazakh has not dropped a set in the tournament and will be looking to carry this form into the last three rounds. However, she has also had to endure injuries this year and pull out of tournaments leading up to the French Open.

Paolini has already lost a couple of sets, but managed to also score two bagel (6-0) sets herself.

Given their history, they are both almost evenly matched on paper but Rybakina is far more experienced on the Grand Slam stage. She made her first Slam quarterfinal in 2021, in Paris, while Paolini had not made it past three rounds until yesterday.

This extra experience will be a key factor and the scales seem to be inclined towards Rybakina.

Match prediction: Rybakina to win in two sets.

Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini: Live Stream Details

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