ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jasmine Paolini, Elena Rybakina, Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova are the semifinalists that are going to play on Saturday at the Ningbo Open on CENTER COURT.
Jasmine Paolini vs. Elena Rybakina
Head to head 3-2 for Paolini
Jasmine Paolini will come up against Elena Rybakina in the semifinal for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT.
Jasmine Paolini: ranking and results
Ranked no. 8, Paolini reached the semifinal after beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-5 and Belinda Bencic 5-7 7-5 6-3.
The Italian has a 46-17 win-loss record in 2025, 27-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Rome and Cincinnati.
Last year in Ningbo Jasmine didn’t play in Ningbo in 2024.
Elena Rybakina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, Rybakina reached the semifinal after defeating Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 and Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 6-0.
The Kazakhstani has a 50-19 win-loss record in 2025, 33-13 on hard (See FULL STATS). Rybakina’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Strasbourg.
Last year in Ningbo Elena didn’t compete in Ningbo in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 6th time that Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they played each other, Paolini won 7-6(5) 6-4
in the R in Riyadh back in 2024.Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elena Rybakina who should win in 3 sets.
Elena Rybakina -> 2.58
Jasmine Paolini -> 1.5
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Diana Shnaider vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
Head to head 1-1
Diana Shnaider will compete against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT.
Diana Shnaider: ranking and results
Ranked no. 19, the Russian reached the semifinal after defeating Xiyu Wang 7-5 6-3, Karolina Muchova 2-6 6-1 6-2 and Lin Zhu 2-6 6-3 6-1.
Shnaider has a 27-23 win-loss record in 2025, 15-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Monterrey.
Last year in Ningbo Diana lost in the 1st round 4-6 6-3 6-3 to Paula Badosa.
Ekaterina Alexandrova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 10 (career high), the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Yue Yuan 6-3 6-3 and Mccartney Kessler 6-3 6-3.
Alexandrova has a 45-22 win-loss record in 2025, 20-14 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Russian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Linz, Monterrey and Seoul.
Last year in Ningbo Alexandrova didn’t compete in Ningbo in 2024.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. Their actual record is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shnaider on hard.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Shnaider won 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final in Monterrey back in August 2025.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ekaterina Alexandrova who should win in 3 sets.
Ekaterina Alexandrova -> 2.23
Diana Shnaider -> 1.65
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Ningbo Open
- Roberto MarcoraMarcora – Mats MoraingMoraing (4-6 7-5 7-67) – Score progression – Stats
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Lukas LackoLacko (6-3 1-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Ningbo Open
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (2-3) – H2H – Prediction