Leylah Annie Fernandez vs Elena Rybakina Prediction & Betting Tips - Japan Women's Open

Prediction published on 22/10/2025, 10:01  by Geoffrey Ejiga | Modified on 23/10/2025 at 09:24 in Tennis Predictions

We may already have the game of the tournament on our hands as Leylah Fernandez takes on Elena Rybakina in the RO16 of the Toray Panpacific Open. Both players enter this tournament straight from final wins, and both are eying this final. Check out our best Leylah Fernandez vs Elena Rybakina match prediction below.

Rybakina to win seems like the logical pick on paper, but Fernandez is in the form of her life, and for us, betting against her isn't a wise choice.  Outside of just winning the Japan Women’s Open, Fernandez has beaten Rybakina twice in their last three meetings, both times as the underdog.

But Rybakina sits at 7th in the WTA rankings and just won the Ningbo 500, so instead of betting on the match winner, we expect at least ten games in the first set. Notably, they won this bet in two of their only three meetings and managed to do so in their latest individual outings.

Fernandez reached 13 games in the first set in her RO32 victory over Maria Sakkari, winning this bet in half of her last eight singles. And while Rybakina’s final meeting with Alexandrova only produced nine games in the first set, this bet won in five of her prior eight games.