Jasmine Paolini vs Anna Kalinskaya Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 20/01/2024, 01:57  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 21/01/2024 at 18:20 in Tennis Predictions

Jasmine Paolini, 26th seed, and the unseeded Anna Kalinskaya will square off in the fourth round at the Australian Open. The winner will then proceed to the quarterfinals where a showdown with either Qinwen Zheng or Oceane Dodin will await. Jasmine Paolini has been in fine form in Melbourne and has won her three matches so far without dropping a set. She defeated Anna Blinkova in the last round. Blinkova had earlier defeated third seed Elina Rybakina and this highlights the form Paolini is on at the moment. Advancing to this round has seen the Italian set her best-ever result at a major. Paolini, who had never progressed past the first round in Melbourne, had never won more than one match at a Grand Slam before. Having defeated Kalinskaya in their only other encounter, the 28-year-old will be confident of prolonging her stay here. She is now up to 24th in the live ranking which is a career high placing.

Anna Kalinskaya is also experiencing the best Grand Slam of her career. Before this season, the Russian had never advanced past the second round at a major. She had only four times won a main draw match and never had that occurred at the Australian Open. Now, she is only one win away from being among the best eight at this year’s major. Kalinskaya battled from a set down to defeat former Melbourne semifinalist Sloane Stephens in three sets. It was her second three-set match at the tournament which also saw a tiebreaker in the first set. Advancing to this round has propelled her a massive 23 places in the live ranking. She is now ranked 52nd and can move into the top 40 for the first time in her career if she wins here.