Prediction Of Zhang Vs Badosa H2H, Who Will Win At WTA China Open 2024?

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Zhang and Badosa are on the Qf ( Bottom Half Day ) Schedule at China Open 2024 on Thursday, 3 October 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?

In today’s match at the Beijing tournament, Shuai Zhang from China, currently ranked No. 595, will face Paula Badosa from Spain, ranked No. 19. This will be their first meeting.

Zhang has had a successful run at Beijing, reaching the quarterfinals for the third time in her 13th appearance. Her previous quarterfinal appearances were in 2016 and 2018. She broke a 24-match losing streak with a win in the first round, which was her first top 10 win since the 2022 Tokyo tournament. She is looking to tie the best result by a Chinese player and by a wildcard at Beijing by reaching the semifinals. Zhang is also the lowest-ranked player to reach the quarterfinals in the history of the China Open.

Badosa, on the other hand, is making her main draw debut at Beijing, although she competed in the qualifying rounds in 2019. She has a successful record in WTA 1000 events, with one title at Indian Wells in 2021 and three semifinal appearances. She has reached the quarterfinals or better in her last three events, including Cincinnati and the US Open. Badosa is aiming to reach her third semifinal of the year. She is the first Spanish player to reach the quarterfinals at Beijing since Garbiñe Muguruza’s title run in 2015. Badosa is second on the Tour in Break Points Saved, trailing only Iga Swiatek.

Zhang’s tournament history at Beijing includes previous quarterfinal appearances and wins against McCartney Kessler, Emma Navarro, Greet Minnen, and Magdalena Frech. Before her win over Navarro, she had lost her previous five matches against top 20 players. Zhang has a 6-8 career record against Spanish players and a 39-99 record against seeded opponents. Her three WTA titles have all come on hard courts.

Badosa’s tournament history at Beijing includes her main draw debut this year. She has a WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells 2021 and has reached three other semifinals in similar events. In this tournament, she has not dropped a set and has reached the quarterfinals by defeating Viktoriya Tomova, Rebecca Sramkova, and Jessica Pegula. Badosa has a 2-3 record against Chinese players and an 8-6 record against wildcards. Her career singles titles have come on hard courts, and she is currently ranked No.19.

Both players have their own achievements and goals for this match, and it will be an interesting and competitive competition between them.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Zhang will win.
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