Polina Kudermetova vs Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 17/01/2026, 07:29  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 18/01/2026 at 02:40 in Tennis Predictions

The qualifier Guiomar Maristany and the unseeded Polina Kudermetova will play each other in the first round at the Australian Open. This is their first career meeting, and the winner will play Dalma Galfi or Clara Tauson next. Read on for our prediction of this match.

Polina Kudermetova has never won a match in Melbourne. She has lost both times she has participated in the main draw here. However, with her strong start to the year, she will believe this is the season she finally breaks her duck.

The world number 150 made her season debut in Canberra, where she made it to the final, winning four of five fixtures.

Guiomar Maristany is set for the biggest match of her career. The Spaniard is contesting a main draw match at a major for the first time.

She battled through the qualifying rounds, where she was eliminated last year, and won all three of her fixtures. Maristany, who started the year with a qualifying round loss in Canberra, defeated world number 206 Elvina Kalieva in three sets to qualify.

Now up to 181st in the live ranking, Maristany is seeking to win a main draw tie at a tour event for the first time.