Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aoi Ito

WTA Wimbledon – 1st Round
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Aoi Ito

🧠 Form & Context

• Kamilla Rakhimova
  🟢 On a roll: Eastbourne quarterfinalist last week with strong wins over Cocciaretto and Stearns.
  🌱 Career-best grass stretch: 5–1 in her last six matches after a poor start to 2025 (3–11 record).
  🎾 Still inexperienced at Wimbledon, but showing real signs of adaptation on quick surfaces.
  ⚠️ Slam history: Only one career Slam main-draw win outside of Eastbourne momentum.


• Aoi Ito
  🎓 Making Grand Slam debut at age 21.
  📉 On a 6-match losing streak, with recent losses in low-level ITF events like Valencia and Zagreb.
  🌿 First career grass match outside Japan.
  🎖️ ITF results show potential (8 finals since 2024), but major level is a new challenge.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Rakhimova’s recent form surge couldn’t have come at a better time. She’s shown adaptability on grass, shortening points effectively and becoming more aggressive behind her return. While she’s not yet a top-tier name on this surface, her recent results show she’s well above ITF-level competition.

Ito enters with no main-draw experience at this level and no familiarity with grass. Her game lacks the explosiveness or court craft needed to consistently challenge from the baseline, and her movement on slick turf remains untested. Against a rising and confident Rakhimova, that’s a tough debut task.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Rakhimova in 2 sets – Ito may flash some resistance early, but experience, confidence, and surface comfort all lean heavily toward the Russian. Consider spread bets if the line sits around –4.5 games.