Who Will Win: Paolini Vs Tormo? Prediction For WTA The Championships, Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Jasmine Paolini Play Against Sara Sorribes Tormo?

Paolini and Tormo are on the Day 1 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Monday July 1 , 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

[7] Jasmine Paolini from Italy, ranked number 7, is facing Sara Sorribes Tormo from Spain, ranked number 55. They have a tied head-to-head record of 1-1, with Paolini winning their most recent meeting at the 2023 Palermo tournament. Their only other meeting occurred nine years ago on the ITF Circuit on clay, and it was won by Sorribes Tormo.

Paolini has a history of being unsuccessful in the opening round of Wimbledon, currently holding a 0-3 record. In contrast, Sorribes Tormo has a 4-2 record in the opening round at Wimbledon. Paolini achieved her first career main draw grass court win last week at Eastbourne, reaching the semifinals. She also had a successful season highlighted by winning a WTA 1000 title at Dubai and finishing as the runner-up at Roland Garros, becoming the fifth Italian to crack the WTA Top 10 on June 11. Since 2019, Italian women have a 4-17 record at Wimbledon, with three wins contributed by Cocciaretto.

This is Sorribes Tormo’s 27th appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, and she has advanced past the second round twice before. She has faced a top 10 ranked opponent 19 times in her career, and has only managed to win once, defeating No.1 Ashleigh Barty at the 2021 Olympics.

In the history of Wimbledon since 2000, the runner-up of Roland Garros has lost in the opening round five times: Dementieva in 2004, Stosur in 2010, Stephens in 2018, Vondrousova in 2019, and Muchova in 2023.

Turning to their tournament histories at Wimbledon, Paolini is making her fourth appearance and has lost in the opening round in her previous three appearances. In the 2021, 2022, and 2023 tournaments, she was defeated by Petkovic, Kvitova, and Kvitova, respectively. On the other hand, Sorribes Tormo is making her seventh appearance at Wimbledon and has advanced to the second round four times but has not progressed further. She has a record of 11-15 in the opening round of Grand Slam tournaments, with a 4-2 record specifically at Wimbledon. Her best result in a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the round of 16 at the 2023 Roland Garros. She also reached the round of 32 at the 2021 US Open.

Paolini currently holds a 5-4 career record against players from Spain, with a record of 0-1 in 2024. Sorribes Tormo, on the other hand, has a career record of 6-7 against players from Italy, with a record of 0-1 in 2024. Sorribes Tormo’s best career result on grass was reaching the semifinals at Bad Homburg in 2021.

Italy’s best result at Wimbledon was achieved by Camila Giorgi, who reached the quarter-finals in 2018. Francesca Schiavone, Silvia Farina Elia, and Laura Golarsa are other Italian players who reached the quarter-finals in 2009, 2003, and 1989 respectively. Since 2019, Italian women have won 4 out of 17 matches at Wimbledon, with three of those wins being contributed by Cocciaretto.

Spain’s best result at Wimbledon was achieved by Garbiñe Muguruza, who won the tournament in 2017. Conchita Martínez is another Spanish player who won Wimbledon in 1994.

Currently, Paolini is ranked number 7, while last year she was ranked number 44. Sorribes Tormo is currently ranked number 55, and last year she was ranked number 84.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Paolini will win.
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