🎾 WTA Rome: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Marie Bouzkova

🎾 WTA Rome: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Marie Bouzkova – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

Beatriz Haddad Maia

• Nightmare 2025: A 3–13 record highlights a major slump, with only one win since January.
• Madrid flicker: Beat Bernarda Pera to snap a nine-match skid but fell in the next round to Bencic in a third-set tiebreak.
• Ranking pressure: Still inside the top 25 thanks to strong late-2024 results, but that’s under threat.
• Clay-suited style dimmed: Heavy topspin and baseline grit should work on clay—but not in current hesitant form.

Marie Bouzkova

• Rome rhythm: Loves the Foro Italico—3–0 in R1, and reached the fourth round in 2023.
• Form revival: After early-season struggles, she’s back in rhythm with a Bogota QF and Madrid R2.
• Perfect opener: Beat Mayar Sherif in straight sets—an ideal start against a clay-court specialist.
• Tactical edge: Clay rewards her counter-punching style, giving her time to build points and absorb pace.

🔍 Match Breakdown

The head-to-head (4–0 for Haddad Maia) is misleading—each encounter went the distance, with three ending in a third-set tiebreak. Bouzkova has always pushed her close and now faces the Brazilian at a low ebb.

Bouzkova’s ability to extend rallies and draw errors from her opponents is perfectly suited to exploit Haddad Maia’s current lack of confidence. If she stays disciplined, she can wear down the Brazilian emotionally and tactically.

Still, Haddad Maia can turn things around with aggressive returning and dominant service games—something she’s done in all four prior meetings.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Bouzkova in 3 sets. This time, form and timing work in her favor, and she finally breaks her losing streak against the Brazilian.