[UPDATED R3]. Prediction, H2H of Jasmine Paolini’s draw vs Blinkova, Stephens, Zheng, Swiatek, Sabalenka to win the Australian Open

Australian Open draw preview with H2H - Jasmine Paolini may need to defeat Anna Blinkova, Sloane Stephens, Qinwen Zheng, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the event in the Australian Open.

Jasmine Paolini Stats info

Jasmine Paolini is 5 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Italian has defeated Diana Shnaider 6-3 6-4 and Tatjana Maria 6-2 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Anna Blinkova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Jasmine Paolini’s projected draw withherlikely opposition at the Australian Open. The Italian has a unfavourable record (4-9) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Diana Shnaider (92) – 6-3 6-4
R2 – Tatjana Maria (42) – 6-2 6-3
R3 – Anna Blinkova (57) – H2H 2-3
R4 – Sloane Stephens (44) – H2H 0-0
or Anna Kalinskaya (75) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (15) – H2H 0-2
or Clara Burel (51) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-2
or Jelena Ostapenko (10) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 2-2
or Cori Gauff (4) – H2H 0-2
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R3 – Anna Blinkova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Anna Blinkova

25 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
77
High
34
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-30 14-15 2-8 7-3 2-4 0-0
2023 33-28 15-15 10-7 3-3 5-3 0-0
2022 46-29 7-8 16-10 21-7 1-3 1-1
2021 15-24 5-11 6-6 2-4 2-3 0-0
2020 9-14 4-10 4-3 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 48-28 24-15 14-5 5-4 5-4 0-0
2018 42-27 18-13 6-5 14-6 4-3 0-0
2017 30-22 8-4 3-5 14-9 5-4 0-0

Anna Blinkova has a 2-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, the Russian has a 100-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Russian surrendered to Madison Keys in the 1st round 6-4 3-6 6-2.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Anna Blinkova

This match would represent the 6th time that Jasmine Paolini and Anna Blinkova fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Blinkova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R4 – Sloane Stephens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

19 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
74
High
3
LLLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 19-22 8-13 9-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
2023 25-20 11-14 13-5 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 18-17 13-9 5-6 0-0 0-2 0-0
2021 20-19 6-11 11-6 1-1 2-1 0-0
2020 4-11 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 24-19 10-13 10-4 2-0 2-2 0-0
2018 37-19 21-10 12-5 4-3 0-1 0-0
2017 15-10 15-5 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0

Sloane Stephens has a 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. During the last 17 years, Stephens has a 196-159 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Sloane surrendered to Anastasia Potapova in the 1st round 7-6(2) 6-4.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Sloane Stephens

There is no head to head record between Jasmine Paolini and Sloane Stephens since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Jasmine Paolini may take on Anna Kalinskaya. Their head to head is 1-0 for Jasmine Paolini.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Qinwen Zheng

52 - 18win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
5
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 4-1 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, Zheng has a 90-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Zheng was defeated by Bernarda Pera in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Qinwen Zheng

This contest would be 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Jasmine Paolini could play Clara Burel. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Jasmine Paolini.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 9win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 7-0 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the last 9 years, Swiatek has a 140-37 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the current year was winning the competition in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0.

Last year at the Australian Open Iga surrendered to Elena Rybakina in the 4th round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Iga Swiatek square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Jasmine Paolini could compete against Jelena Ostapenko. Their H2H is 1-1.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

56 - 14win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Sabalenka has a 196-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Aryna’s most significant result of the season was reaching the final Brisbane.

Last year at the Australian Open Sabalenka conquered the competition after ousting Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This contest would be 5th time that Jasmine Paolini and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Paolini and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Jasmine Paolini could play Cori Gauff. Their head to head is 2-0 for Cori Gauff.