Donna Vekić vs Jasmine Paolini Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Wimbledon Championships

Prediction published on 10/07/2024, 00:53  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 10/07/2024 at 02:15 in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Jasmine Paolini will play Donna Vekic in the first semi-final at Wimbledon on Thursday. The winner of this fourth career meeting will play Elena Rybakina, Elina Svitolina, Jelena Ostapenko or Barbora Krejcikova in the final. In this article, we will offer a prediction for this high-stakes match.

Vekic is having her best-ever performance at SW19. Vekic is a strong grass player and is finally showing her prowess on the biggest stage on the surface. The Croat has contested five tour finals on grass in her career, one being less than two weeks ago in Bad Homburg.

To book her place among the last four here, Vekic defeated the qualifier Lulu Sun in three sets. That was her 10th win on grass and moved her up by three places in the live ranking to 20th. Vekic defeated Paolini in the semi-finals on her way to win the Courmayeur Open three seasons ago.

Paolini is also having her best performance at Wimbledon. Before arriving for her fourth appearance, the Italian had never won a main draw tie at the All England Club. Now she is only two wins away from the title.

This shouldn’t come as a shock as the 28-year-old has been in fine form this year. She has won 29 times in 41 outings resulting in a title in Dubai and a runner-up finish at the French Open. To set up this showdown with Vekic, Paolini defeated Emma Navarro in straight sets.

That was her fourth 2-0 victory in her last five outings and bumped her up one place in the live ranking. She is now placed fifth in the WTA, a new career high. In this form, she will be confident of a win here, especially as she has the head-to-head advantage over Vekic. Paolini has defeated Vekic twice before, with her most recent success coming last season in Montreal.