Belinda Bencic and Paula Badosa Gibert will clash against each other in the quarter of the Mutua Madrid Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1 pm on ARANTXA SANCHEZ STADIUM. 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 Gibert who should win in 3 sets.
Paula Badosa Gibert -> 1.8
Belinda Bencic -> 2.1
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Paula Badosa Gibert
This will be the 2nd time that Belinda Bencic and Paula Badosa Gibert fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Badosa won 6-2 6-7(2) 6-1 in the 2nd round in Charleston back in April 2021.
Highlights Paula Badosa Gibert vs Belinda Bencic – Charleston 07-April-2021
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 11, the Swiss reached the quarter after defeating Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-2, Bernarda Pera 3-6 6-1 7-65 and Ons Jabeur 7-62 4-3 ret..
In the 3rd round, Bencic had a good straight sets win against Jabeur (7-62 4-3 ret.). During the match Bencic scored 74 points vs Jabeur’s 65. The Swiss was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bencic made 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Belinda Bencic was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (37/47) of her 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (306-160). 4-2 on clay in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Bencic has a 63-36 record in the last years on clay.
Belinda’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Adelaide.
The Swiss has a 11-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Madrid
Previously, her best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See her history.
Paula Badosa Gibert
Ranked no. 62 (career high), Paula reached the quarter after beating Barbora Krejcikova 6-1 7-5, Jil Teichmann 5-7 6-1 6-2 and Anastasija Sevastova 6-70 7-63 6-0.
In the 3rd round against Sevastova, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-70 7-63 6-0). During the match Badosa scored 119 points vs Sevastova’s 108. Badosa was quite aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Badosa bagged 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Paula Badosa Gibert lost the serve 5 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Badosa put 79% of her first serves in, winning 61% (54/88) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (8/24) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Sevastova 8 times after converting 57% of her break points (8/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paula started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
The Spaniard’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Lyon and Charleston.
Paula has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 78 |
| Pts | 241-215 | 279-231 |
| Total Points | 456 | 510 |
| Winners | 112 | 118 |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% |
Both Bencic and Badosa played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Belinda Bencic dropped 1 set, while Paula Badosa Gibert conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Bencic and Badosa have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Bencic played 11 games less than Badosa. Bencic scored 112 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard recorded 118 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 155/246 | 180/253 |
| %1st in | 63% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 112/155 | 118/180 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 47/91 | 31/73 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 42% |
Bencic blasted 13 aces (4.3 per match). Badosa bagged 9 aces (3 per match). Bencic won 72% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Badosa won 66% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Badosa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 20 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 20/36 |
| % Converted | 44% | 56% |
| Conceded | 20 | 23 |
| Saved | 16 | 13 |
| % Saved | 80% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 10 |
Bencic broke her opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Bencic surrendered her serve 4 times and she saved 80% of the break points that she conceded. Badosa broke her opponents 20 times with a 56% conversion rate. Badosa conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | |||||
| R1 Mladenovic | R2 Pera | R3 Jabeur | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-1 7-65 | 7-62 4-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 | 20 | 67 | |
| pts | 60-44 | 107-106 | 74-65 | 241-215 | |
| Total points | 104 | 213 | 139 | 456 | |
| Winners | 29 | 46 | 37 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 43% | 50% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 40/55 | 68/117 | 47/74 | 155/246 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 58% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 29/40 | 46/68 | 37/47 | 112/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 68% | 79% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 25/49 | 15/27 | 47/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 51% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/11 | 0/3 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 36% | 0% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 16 | 2 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 13/16 | 2/2 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 81% | 100% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Badosa | |||||
| R1 Krejcikova | R2 Belen Teichmann | R3 Sevastova | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | 6-70 7-63 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 27 | 32 | 78 | |
| pts | 67-44 | 93-79 | 119-108 | 279-231 | |
| Total points | 111 | 172 | 227 | 510 | |
| Winners | 31 | 33 | 54 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 35% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 37/54 | 55/87 | 88/112 | 180/253 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 63% | 79% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 31/37 | 33/55 | 54/88 | 118/180 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 60% | 61% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 15/32 | 8/24 | 31/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | 33% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 8/13 | 8/14 | 20/36 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 62% | 57% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 4/8 | 6/11 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 55% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Jennifer BradyBrady (7-5 6-78 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-0 6-79 7-5) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Simona HalepHalep (4-6 7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Ons JabeurJabeur (7-62 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Iga SwiatekSwiatek (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (6-70 7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-3 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Jennifer BradyBrady (7-5 6-7(8) 6-3) – See score progression
- Karolina MuchovaMuchova – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-0 6-7(9) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Petra KvitovaKvitova (4-5) – H2H and prediction
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Belinda BencicBencic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elise MertensMertens (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (1-0) – H2H and prediction