Shuai Zhang vs Lucrezia Stefanini Prediction & Picks - Limoges, France

Prediction published on 12/10/25, 8:13 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 12/12/25 at 9:20 PM in Tennis Picks

Former top-100 Lucrezia Stefanini of Italy will take on Zhang Shuai of China in the first round of the 2025 Open Limoges on Wednesday.

Stefanini is a +390 underdog to Zhang, who is coming off an ITF title two weeks ago.

Current Form:

Stefanini begins her quest to re-enter the WTA Top-100 in Limoges, where several prominent players are already competing to prepare for the start of the Grand Slam season in Australia. Stefanini is fresh off a final run at WTA 125K Rovereto in Italy, posting four consecutive victories before falling to Oksana Selekhmeteva in the final, 1-6, 1-6. Stefanini has racked up a 38-29 record in 2025, including a 7-5 slate in indoor matches.

Meanwhile, Zhang will go for another title at the WTA 125 Level after ruling the ITF W50 Yokohama Women Open in Japan two weeks ago. Zhang destroyed Yeonwoo Ku 6-3, 6-2 to win the tournament. Ranked No.87 in the world, Zhang picked up a 7-6, 6-3 win over Marrina Bassols Rivera of Spain in Angers before falling to Mona Barthel of Germany 1-6, 4-6 in the next round.