LiontipsElena Rybakina – Paula Badosa WTA Dubai match forecast and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Rybakina, on the whole, is having a good season, but she hasn't had any really serious successes. Elena's best result so far is the semi–finals in Abu Dhabi. In Dubai, she started immediately from the second round and had no problems with Uchijima, who was comfortable to play against, as the Japanese woman does not have a powerful serve in her arsenal (6-3, 6-2).
Professional qualities
Elena plays power tennis, her physical abilities allow her to shoot powerfully from the back line, using the potential of the forehand. Plus, she has a strong first serve, which she uses to score a lot of easy points on fast surfaces.
Current indicators in the tour
In 2025, Rybakina played 15 matches in the tour, in which she won 11 victories and suffered four defeats. At the moment, Elena is the seventh racket of the world.
Interesting facts for betting
- In four consecutive matches, Rybakina played in two sets.
- In two previous face-to-face meetings, Rybakina beat Badosa.
Current form
Badosa showed her best result since the beginning of the year at the Australian Open, where she made it to the semifinals. In the rest of the tournaments, before the start in Dubai, she did not overcome more than one round. Nevertheless, Paula already has two wins on the local courts, and very confident ones, over Sun (6-3, 6-4) and Mertens (6-2, 6-1).
Professional qualities
The Spanish tennis player prefers an attacking style of play, shoots powerfully with both hands, and has a strong first serve in her arsenal. At the same time, Paula is able to work out on the back line without any problems, maintaining a high tempo in the draws when exchanging punches.
Current indicators in the tour
Since the beginning of the year, Badosa has played 14 matches in the tour, in which she won nine and suffered five defeats. Thanks to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Paula rose to tenth place in the world ranking. Let's remind, her best result in her career is the second position.
Interesting facts for betting
- The Spaniard scored two victories in Dubai with an accurate score of 2-0 in sets.
- In three of Badosa's last five matches, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Trends
The Totalbetis more than 2.5 sets
In three of the last four face-to-face meetings, the tennis players played in three sets.
2.37The Tiebreakbetin the match is yes
A tie-break was played in four of the seven face-to-face matches.
3.10Tip and bets
Badosa is not experiencing any health problems right now and is demonstrating an impressive game. In the second round, the Spaniard left no chance for Mertens, and she is unlikely to give the match to Rybakina, whom she beat in four of seven personal meetings, without a fight. Paula is able to work reliably on her serve and at least keep a positive head start in games.
Our prediction is that Badosa will win with a handicap of (+3) games with a coefficient of 1.80
Bet on the total
In front of us are two tennis players with a decent serve by the standards of women's tennis. In three of the last four face-to-face matches, they played the maximum number of sets, plus they managed to play four tie-breaks in personal meetings all the time. The bet on the total is higher in this pair.
The second bet is a total of more than 21 games in 1.72
Bet on the second set
The tennis players played each other seven times and in five cases played more than nine games in the second set. We are also waiting for the tightest fight in this segment of the game.
The forecast is that the total number of games in the second set is more than 9.5 with a coefficient of 2.05
