Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Viktorija Golubic Prediction & Picks - WTA US Open

Prediction published on 8/28/25, 7:36 AM  by Lou Aguila in Tennis Picks

Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil will attempt to go deeper into the US Open women’s singles tournament, as she takes on Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland in the second round.

Haddad Maia, a -142 favorite on FanDuel, is in for a rough second-round matchup with Golubic, against whom she has only won once in five career meetings. Haddad Maia earned her spot in the second round after outlasting Sonay Kartal of Great Britain 6-3 1-6 6-1 to end a four-match losing skid. The Brazilian engaged in a back-and-forth battle with Kartal, but she ended up with five service break conversions to Kartal’s four service breaks. Haddad Maia also overcame seven double faults by winning 35 points behind the first serves and adding 11 more off the second. A quarterfinalist at last year’s US Open, Haddad Maia hopes an emphatic win against an old nemesis on Thursday would help her mount another prolific run in the hard-court Grand Slam.

Meanwhile, Viktorija Golubic ousted French Open semifinalist Lois Boisson 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 to enter the second round of the 2025 US Open. Golubic, whose career high in a Grand Slam tournament was a quarterfinal appearance at the 2021 Wimbledon Open, won her first US Open main draw match by demonstrating incredible poise to claw back from a set down and dominate Boisson in the final set. Golubic has now won seven of her last nine matches on the hard court, improving her 2025 record on the surface to 13-7.