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Match Details
Fixture: (11) Paula Badosa vs Wang Xinyu
Date: January 13, 2025
Tournament: Australian Open 2025
Round: First Round (Round of 128)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard (Outdoor)
Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000
Live Telecast: USA - ESPN & Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Sports & Sony Liv
Paula Badosa vs Wang Xinyu preview
11th seed Paula Badosa will face Wang Xinyu in the first round of the Australian Open on January 12. The winner of the match will face either Zeynep Sonmez or Talia Gibson in the second round of the Melbourne Major.
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Badosa entered the 2025 season following some impressive performances in 2024 . However, the Spaniard suffered an opening-round exit at the Brisbane International after losing 3-6, 6-1, 2-6 to Elina Avanesyan.
She next competed at the Adelaide International as the fifth seed and booked her place in the Round of 16 with a 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5 victory over over Peyton Stearns. Here, Badosa faced Ashlyn Krueger, and the latter took the lead in the match after winning the first set via a tiebreak.
The 27-year-old won the second set in similar fashion to take the fixture to a decider. Krueger put in a commanding display in the final set to register a 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-2 win and book her place in the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International.
Like Badosa, Wang Xinyu also started her 2025 season at the Brisbane International and suffered a 3-6, 3-6 loss to eventual runner-up Polina Kudermetova in the first round.
Next up for the Chinese, was the Adelaide International qualifiers, where she defeated the likes of Tatjana Maria and Kamilla Rakhimova to book her place in the main draw of the WTA 500 tournament. Here, she faced Emerson Jones, and the latter produced a dominant performance to win 6-4, 6-0 and qualify for the second round in Adelaide.
Paula Badosa vs Wang Xinyu head-to-head
The head-to-head between the two players is currently tied at 0-0 as they have not had any prior encounters on the WTA Tour so far.
Paula Badosa vs Wang Xinyu odds
All odds sourced from BETMGM.
Paula Badosa vs Wang Xinyu prediction
While Paula Badosa has not really had an enthralling start to 2025, her recent form does make her the favorite entering the match.
The Spaniard has not had the most impressive first-serve numbers so far, having won 118 out of 172 points (66.3%) on it so far during the 2025 season. Badosa has served 12 aces across her last three matches while producing 19 double faults. The 27-year-old will have to be careful not to serve too many of those.
Badosa loves to play aggressively and she will look to make the most out of her two-handed backhand, which is among the very best on the WTA Tour at present. The 27-year-old game is also well-rounded by her counterpunching skills, which will come in handy.
Wang Xinyu's first-serve numbers so far in 2025 have been pretty disappointing, as she has won just 78 out of 137 points (56.9%) on it. The Chinese has served nine aces so far and will look to produce a lot more of these. Her double-fault count has been eight and she will have to make sure her second serve does not produce too many of these.
Given Badosa's game, the World No. 37 will have to produce the performance of her life if she is to stand a chance of winning.
While Wang Xinyu is not one to be written off, the Spaniard should not have much issue overcoming the Chinese and booking her place in the second round of the Australian Open.
