Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa Gibert will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Miami Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on GRANDSTAND. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.62
Paula Badosa Gibert -> 2.3

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Prediction and head to head Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa Gibert

This will be the 5th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa Gibert square off. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Sabalenka won 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Stuttgart back in 2023.

Highlights Aryna Sabalenka vs Paula Badosa Gibert – Stuttgart 21-April-2023

Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka

14 - 3win/loss

Hard
14-3
I Hard
0-0
Rank
3
High
1
LWLWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-9 14-4 15-4 0-0 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

Ranked no. 2, Aryna will start her run in Miami after she played her last match in Indian Wells where she lost 6-3 3-6 6-2 to Navarro in the 4th round on the 13th of March.

Sabalenka has an aggregate 13-3 win-loss record in 2024, 13-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Her best result of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where she beat Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Talking about her overall career, Aryna has an overall 331-157 record. She has a positive 202-88 record on hard.

Previously in Miami

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2021 and 2023. See her history.

Miami
Sabalenka's Record

Paula Badosa Gibert

Paula Badosa Gibert

5 - 6win/loss

Hard
5-6
I Hard
0-0
Rank
93
High
2
LWWLWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 13-12 5-6 6-5 0-0 2-1 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
2021 43-17 19-9 17-3 4-3 3-2 0-0
2020 14-9 7-6 6-2 1-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 80, the Spaniard reached the 2nd round after defeating Simona Halep 1-6 6-4 6-3.

In the 1st round against Halep, Paula recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Badosa scored 92 points vs Halep’s 87. The Spaniard was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.

About the serving games, Badosa struck 5 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Paula Badosa Gibert lost the serve 4 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Badosa put 60% of her first serves in, winning 78% (38/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 33% (11/33) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Halep 4 times after converting 36% of her break points (4/11).

The Spaniard has a composed 5-5 win-loss record in 2024, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Miami

Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See her history.

Miami
Badosa's Record

Tennis Scores in Miami

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