World number 52 Jasmine Paolini will be up against the 62nd-ranked Arantxa Rus in the first round of the 2023 Palermo Open on Tuesday, July 18. Get the predictions and odds of this Jasmine Paolini v Arantxa Rus match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jasmine Paolini v Arantxa Rus Head to Head
There have been three previous meetings between these two players including one on the ITF circuit, one in the qualifiers of a WTA event and another on the WTA 125 circuit. Rus leads 2-1 but on clay it’s 1-1.
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Paolini Happy to be Back on Clay
Clay is Paolini’s most preferred surface and by some distance. Take her record for this season for instance.
From the 18 matches she’s played on clay across all tours, Paolini has won 12 and lost just six. This includes a title at the WTA 125 level in Florence, and a final in Makarska but since getting there, she has lost in the first round at three successive tournaments.
Not surprisingly, those came on grass, Paolini’s least favourite surface.
She will now return to the Palermo Open where Paolini had made the semifinal last season. Can she turn around her form here again?
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Rus Close to Her Career-Best
She is 32 years old and Rus has made it close to her career-best ranking of 61st entering this competition just one spot away.
Rus, who last played in this competition in 2020 and was sent packing in her opener, had plunged to 133rd on the rankings charts in the last week of February this year, has gone on a bit of a winning here.
She has clinched three ITF titles on clay and added a fourth tournament win in the WTA 125 series. Two of these titles came in the last two weeks after Rus had failed to qualify for Wimbledon.
Overall, Rus is 35-6 on win-loss this season on clay, most of which have come at the lower level. What looks like quite a solid possibility here is the Dutchwoman could be looking to translate that form into something substantial on the WTA circuit.
And coming up against a player who who hasn’t been in the best of form either, this could be Rus’ chance to push on deeper here.
Paolini v Rus Prediction and Tip
Not much to choose between these two but we will have to go with Rus’ brilliant form. Backing her for the victory.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Rus to win: 10/11
The 2023 Palermo Open will be played from July 17 to 23. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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