Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Jasmine Paolini

WTA Bad Homburg – Quarterfinal Preview

Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Jasmine Paolini

🧠 Form & Context

Beatriz Haddad Maia
🔥 Clutch win alert: Rallied from a set down and saved four match points vs Svitolina in R2.
✅ Grass pedigree: 4th career WTA quarterfinal on grass—converted all previous three into semis.
📉 Brutal start to 2025: Endured a 9-match losing streak and hadn’t won back-to-back matches in 11 of her last 12 tournaments before this week.
🔄 Now finding rhythm: 3–2 on grass this year, with quality wins over Kvitova, Krueger, and Svitolina.

Jasmine Paolini
🎯 Efficiency under pressure: Beat Fernandez in two tiebreaks, saving multiple set points in each—match lasted over 2.5 hours.
🏆 Elite season: 26–10 W/L, WTA 1000 champion in Rome, and reached semis in Miami and Stuttgart.
🌱 Grass journey continues: This is her first-ever Bad Homburg appearance, and just her second grass match of 2025.
📈 Career-high ranking: Sitting firmly at No. 4 in the world and growing in confidence across all surfaces.

🔍 Match Breakdown

While Haddad Maia brings size, power, and experience on grass, Paolini has developed into one of the most balanced and mentally resilient players on the tour. The Brazilian will look to impose with her serve and lefty baseline angles, but keeping the unforced errors down will be crucial—something that dogged her throughout the first half of the season.

Paolini’s movement, timing, and decision-making under pressure helped her survive a stern test from Fernandez. She leads the head-to-head 3–0, though all of those came on hard courts and went the distance. This surface adds a twist, and Haddad Maia’s grass comfort levels could play a bigger role than rankings suggest.

Expect a drawn-out duel, especially if Haddad Maia gets off to a hot start. But if it becomes a physical tug-of-war, Paolini’s consistency and resilience could help her flip the momentum late.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Paolini in 3 sets – but expect a rollercoaster.
Tense rallies, momentum swings, and mental toughness will shape this one. A semifinal ticket may hinge on who handles the pressure points better.