Paula Badosa Gibert is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Cincinnati. Paula has defeated Petra Martic 4-6 6-4 7-66 and Aryna Sabalenka 5-7 6-2 7-64 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Elena Rybakina.
Draw Prediction with head to head records
This is Paula Badosa Gibert’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents in Western & Southern Open. The Spaniard has a negative record (2-3) against the plausible opponents.
R3 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Elena Rybakina has a 26-17 record in 2021, 13-10 on hard. In the previous 7 years, Elena has a 73-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Elena won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Elena’s best achievement of the season was reaching the bronze in Tokyo.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Elena was defeated by Ekaterina Alexandrova in the 1st round 7-5 7-6(6).
H2H Paula Badosa Gibert vs. Elena Rybakina
This match would represent the 3rd time that Paula Badosa Gibert and Elena Rybakina face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Badosa and Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Karolina Pliskova
Karolina Pliskova has a 28-15 record in 2021, 14-8 on hard. In the last 14 years, Karolina has a 278-140 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pliskova won 7 of her last 10 matches.
The Czech’s most significant achievement of the current season was getting to the final in Rome, in Wimbledon and Montreal.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Pliskova lost to Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round 7-5 6-4.
H2H Paula Badosa Gibert vs. Karolina Pliskova
This match would represent the 2nd time that Paula Badosa Gibert and Karolina Pliskova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nonetheless, Paula Badosa Gibert could face Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Naomi Osaka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Naomi Osaka has a 17-4 record in 2021, 15-2 on hard. As for the last 8 years, the Japanese has a 155-70 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Naomi won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition at the Australian Open where she defeated Jennifer Brady in the final 6-4 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Naomi was overcome by Victoria Azarenka in the final w/o.
H2H Paula Badosa Gibert vs. Naomi Osaka
There is no head to head record between Paula Badosa Gibert and Naomi Osaka since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Anyhow, Paula Badosa Gibert may play Belinda Bencic. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Paula Badosa Gibert.
Final – Ashleigh Barty’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
Ashleigh Barty has a 36-7 record in 2021, 15-3 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Barty has a 150-50 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Australian won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the title in Melbourne where she defeated Garbine Muguruza in the final 7-6(3) 6-4, in Miami where she overcame Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final 6-3 4-0 ret., in Stuttgart where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 3-6 6-0 6-3, and at the Wimbledon where she defeated Karolina Pliskova in the final 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3.
Last year in Western & Southern Open Ashleigh didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Paula Badosa Gibert vs. Ashleigh Barty
This contest would be 3rd time that Paula Badosa Gibert and Ashleigh Barty play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Badosa and Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Paula Badosa Gibert may come up against Garbine Muguruza. Their H2H is 0-0.
