Belinda Bencic vs Sofia Kenin Prediction & Betting Tips - Japan Women's Open

Prediction published on 24/10/2025, 10:45  by Geoffrey Ejiga | Modified on 24/10/2025 at 10:46 in Tennis Predictions

Belinda Bencic and Sofia Kenin shocked fans in the final round, with both players winning as underdogs to qualify for the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Now, we might be in for another shocker as Kenin, who's beaten Bencic in all their past meetings, enters this game as the heavy underdog. See our best picks in this Belinda Bencic vs Sofia Kenin match prediction.

We're following the trend of their recent games and backing the underdog here. But we're not asking Kenin to win; just to take a set against Bencic. And that shouldn't be too much from the American, as she has beaten Bencic in their only two past meetings, both as the underdog.

Even their recent individual games support this. For Kenin, she defied the odds that heavily favoured Ekaterina Alexandrova to win, rather emerging victorious in a 2-1 clash where Sofia won the first set. With that, Kenin has now won a set in three straight games, and in five of her last six.

Meanwhile, Bencic is steadily conceding sets in her recent outings. She allowed another set in her 2-1 win over lower-ranked Karolina Muchova in the last round, and that made it three of her last four where Bencic conceded a set. Even looking further back, we found that Bencic has allowed a set in six of her last nine singles, barring her walkover win over Elise Mertens.