Jasmine Paolini vs Veronika Erjavec Betting Tips & Live Stream – Paolini Eyes a Winning Start at the US Open

Moti Prakash

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Last updated: Sun 30 Aug 2026 04:15

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Paolini returns from a break since the grass season
Erjavec lacks the tools to trouble Paolini
Paolini is tipped as the match favorite

Jasmine Paolini hits during player practice in Flushing, NY (credit: Getty)

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Paolini Looks To Make A Winning Start
HTH
Paolini Returns After a Short Break
Erjavec Seeks to Translate Lower-Level Success

Erjavec could benefit from Paolini's lack of recent match action, but the Italian's superior ability makes her the clear favorite in this matchup.

Paolini Looks To Make A Winning Start

Paolini has a 3–3 record in opening-round matches at Wimbledon.
She has a 6–2 record against players outside the Top 100 in 2026.
Erjavec has a 1–4 career record in Grand Slam first-round matches.
She has a 0–1 record against Top 20 players.

HTH

This will be their first meeting.

Paolini Returns After a Short Break

Jasmine Paolini took a short break after the grass-court season and now returns to action for her first match since reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

The Italian has endured a disappointing season so far. She has played 12 events and registered multiple wins only four times, with her notable results including a semifinal in Merida, the fourth round in Indian Wells and the third round at the Australian Open.

She has struggled to replicate the results she achieved last year, losing significant ranking points over the past eight months and slipping close to the edge of the Top 20.

This will be her seventh main-draw appearance at the US Open, where she holds a 3-3 record in opening-round matches. Her best results here include reaching the fourth round in 2024 and the third round in 2025.

Category	Details
Country	Italy
Age	Born 04 January 1996
Plays	Right-handed
World Ranking	No. 20
Career High	No. 4 (28 October 2024)
Elo Ranking	No. 43
Tour-Level Titles	4

Erjavec Seeks to Translate Lower-Level Success

Veronika Erjavec has posted some notable results on the lower-level circuit, reaching four semifinals or better at WTA 125 events this year. However, she has struggled to translate that success to the tour level.

She has made five main-draw appearances on tour this year, with all of them ending without a win. Her most recent defeat came against Leyre Romero Gormaz in Hamburg last month.

This will be her sixth Grand Slam main-draw appearance, and her only previous win at this level came at Wimbledon last year, where she reached the second round.

Category	Details
Country	Slovenia
Age	Born 30 December 1999
Plays	Right-handed
World Ranking	No. 106
Career High	No. 84 (25 May 2026)
Elo Ranking	No. 174
Tour-Level Titles	0

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Jasmine Paolini v Veronika Erjavec

Paolini returns for her first match since the grass season, which could give her opponent a slight advantage, but Erjavec does not possess the tools to trouble the Italian consistently. That makes Paolini the favorite to come out on top.

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Moti Prakash specialises in tennis with a key focus on WTA events and the four Grand Slams for more than a decade.

He provides expert analysis, betting predictions and tournament guides as FreeTips' tennis editor. You will find him predicting the best games each day from the WTA Tour.