Arina Sobolenko – Jasmin Paolini. Prediction and announcement for the WTA Finals 2025 match

On November 2, Jasmin Paolini (WTA 8) and Arina Sobolenko (WTA 1) will hold their first round meeting at the Final Tournament in Riyadh.

The match will start at 16:00 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with betting announces the upcoming match!

Arina Sobolenko

The Belarusian “neutral” approaches the final tournament as the leader of the world ranking. Sobolenko took four titles this year, although there were clearly more finals. The athlete won tournaments in Brisbane, Miami, Madrid and the US Open. As can be seen from the list, the tennis player won one major, and she lost in the finals at the Australian Open and Roland Garros.

Sobolenko has never won the WTA Finals before, so this is an important pinnacle for her, once she reached the final, she lost to France’s Caroline Garcia. The last time she performed at the competition in Wuhan, where she reached the semifinals and lost in a fierce fight to American Jessica Pegula – 6:2, 4:6, 6:7.

Jasmine Paolini

Getting to the final tournament is already a good achievement for Paolini, she was ahead of the “neutral” Andreeva by only 6 points in the championship race. The athlete spends the season at a good level, but she won only one tournament, namely the home one in Rome. The list of achievements can include the Cincinnati final, where Jasmin lost to Sventek in the battle for the title.

The Italian failed to prove herself at the majors, this year she never made it past the fourth round. Paolini is also playing in the Finals in doubles with compatriot Errani, so she will have to endure a serious load. The athlete last performed in Ningbo, China, where she reached the semi-finals, where she was stopped by Olena Rybakina.

Personal meetings

In face-to-face confrontations, Sobolenko leads with a score of 5:2, and Paolini has lost the last four meetings of the rival. The tennis players met twice this year, both times they were semi-finals, first in Miami Jasmin lost 2:6, 2:6, and then in Stuttgart – 5:7, 4:6.

Forecast

It is not difficult to guess that in this pair “neutral” is cited as an obvious favorite. Paolini is inferior in power. The Italian can definitely resist, she got to this tournament for a reason.

I will bet here on a total of more than 19.5 games at 1.62. Each set is important, because often additional indicators are used in the event of a tie.