Paula Badosa and Antonia Ruzic will square off in the 1st round of the Japan Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Court 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Paula Badosa who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Paula Badosa is the pick to win this match.
Paula Badosa -> 1.39
Antonia Ruzic -> 2.97
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Prediction and head to head Paula Badosa vs. Antonia Ruzic
This will be the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Antonia Ruzic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Badosa won 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in Beijing back in 2025.
Highlights Paula Badosa vs Antonia Ruzic – Beijing 26-September-2025
Paula Badosa
27 - 20win/loss
61
2
LLWLWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-21 | 12-12 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 18-13 | 13-8 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-19 | 26-11 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-9 | 6-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-22 | 20-13 | 8-5 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 61, Badosa will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in Beijing where she lost 7-6(5) 7-5 to Ostapenko in the 2nd round on the 3rd of October.
The Spaniard has a composed 27-20 win-loss record in 2026, 12-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Her best result of the current year was winning the title the Bastad where she overcame Simona Waltert in the final 7-5 7-5.
Talking about her overall career, The Spaniard has an overall 412-233 record. She has a positive 175-99 record on hard.
Previously in Osaka
Badosa has never competed in this tournament before.
Antonia Ruzic
23 - 28win/loss
91
50
WWLWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-28 | 14-15 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 48-30 | 13-10 | 9-6 | 22-11 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-22 | 23-8 | 4-6 | 19-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-26 | 8-2 | 17-14 | 13-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-9 | 8-2 | 17-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 91, Antonia will start her run in Osaka after she played her last match in the Rovereto where she lost 7-5 3-6 7-5 to Andreescu in the 2nd round on the 15th of October.
The Croatian has an overall 23-28 win-loss record in 2026, 12-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of her career, The Croatian has an overall 237-137 record. She has a positive 98-47 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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