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Xiyu Wang vs Paula Badosa Live Stream & Tips - Badosa the Favourite in Ningbo

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 16 Oct 2024

John Eastwood 16 Oct 2024

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Wang has lost her last 10 matches against Top 20 players
Can Badosa justify the short price at the Ningbo Open?
Watch Xiyu Wang vs Paula Badosa live streaming

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Paula Badosa has gone to 3 sets in her last 2 matches (Getty)

Xiyu Wang vs Paula Badosa Predictions

Paula Badosa is a short priced favourite here despite winning her opening match in 3 sets. Xiyu Wang allowed one break point in the first round and can stick with the World No.15 in Ningbo.

Xiyu Wang vs Paula Badosa Predictions
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HTH
Xiyu Wang Stats
Xiyu Wang Form
Paula Badosa Stats
Paula Badosa Form

Stats

Xiyu Wang has lost her last 10 matches against Top 20 players.
Xiyu Wang has gone over 21.5 games in 3 of her last 4 matches.
Xiyu Wang is 1-1 against Paula Badosa.
Paula Badosa has won 19 of her last 23 matches.
Paula Badosa has gone to 3 sets in her last 2 matches.

HTH

Xiyu Wang is 1-1 against Paula Badosa with both matches played on hard courts in 2021.

Badosa won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in Burnie, Wang winning 6-2 6-2 in Guadalajara.

Xiyu Wang Stats

Nationality: Ningbo

Age: 23 (28 March 2001)

Height: 5'11" (1.82m)

Plays: Left-Handed

World Ranking: 98

Career High: 49 (January 2023)

WTA Tour Titles: 1

2024 WTA Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Ningbo Open Best Result: First Round (2023)

Xiyu Wang Form

Xiyu Wang is 20-23 on the WTA Tour this year, getting to the semi-finals in Auckland and the final in Austin where she went down 6-4 7-6 to Yue Yuan.

The 23-year-old has been unable to qualify or reach the quarter-finals in her previous 16 tournaments.

Wang came to Ningbo after three straight defeats, two of those against players outside the Top 90. She beat World No.64 Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 6-0 in the first round.

Paula Badosa Stats

Nationality: Spain

Age: 26 (15 November 1997)

Height: 5'11" (1.80m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 15

Career High: 2 (April 2022)

WTA Tour Titles: 4

2024 WTA Tour Titles: 1

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Ningbo Open Best Result: First Appearance

Paula Badosa Form

Paula Badosa had a slow start to the year and dropped out of the Top 100 in May. She rapidly improved on her return to hard courts by winning the Washington Open.

The 26-year-old went out early in Toronto before going down in 3 sets to Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals in Cincinnati. She cruised into the US Open quarter-finals where she lost to Emma Navarro.

The Spaniard went deep again in Beijing, beating Pegula on her way to another semi-final where she lost 4-6 6-4 6-2 against Coco Gauff.

Badosa came back to beat Diana Shnaider 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the first round in Ningbo, winning 38% of her 2nd serves and saving 6/9 break points.

Verdict

Xiyu Wang v Paula Badosa

Xiyu Wang allowed one break point in the first round and has a 1-1 record against Paula Badosa. Badosa is too short here, my money on over 20.5 games in Ningbo.

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