WTA Finals 2025: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jasmine Paolini Preview, Prediction

Sabalenka’s dominance did not diminish when the clay swing started, as she ended up playing three finals: at the Stuttgart Open, Madrid Open, and the French Open. But she won only one title. The 27-year-old lost to Jelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart, won the Madrid Open by defeating Coco Gauff, who later took her revenge by denying her the clay-court Major.

But on the grass swing, the World No.1 could not reach a final, losing in the semifinals of the Berlin Open and Wimbledon. When the North American hardcourt swing started, the Belarusian skipped the Canadian Open, lost the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals, before ending her Grand Slam title drought by defeating home favorite Amanda Anisimova at the US Open, defending her title.

Because of an injury issue, she participated in the Wuhan Open during the Asian swing. She failed to defend her title, losing in the semifinal to eventual runner-up Pegula.

Jasmine Paolini is bidding to win her second title of the season in Riyadh. Paolini was struggling to make deep runs in singles earlier this year, but as the season progressed, she started to play the semifinals, and her trophy drought ended at the Italian Open, where she breezed past Gauff. Paolini was the runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon last year, but this year, Elina Svitolina knocked her out in the Roland Garros fourth round and Kamilla Rakhimova eliminated her in the second round at SW19.

After an early-round exit at the Canadian Open, the 29-year-old lost the Cincinnati Open final to World No.2 Iga Swiatek. During the Asian swing, Paolini made deep runs in the three tournaments she played but failed to reach the final. She was last seen in action at the Ningbo Open, where eventual champion Elena Rybakina knocked her out in the semifinals.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jasmine Paolini: Match Prediction

Sabalenka is a former runner-up at the WTA Finals. She played the final in 2022, losing the match to Caroline Garcia. Last year, she lost to eventual champion Gauff in the semifinals.

Paolini qualified for the WTA Finals singles for the first time last year but couldn’t progress to the semifinals. Last year, she defeated Rybakina but lost to Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng in the round-robin stage.

In their head-to-head matchups, Sabalenka holds a 5-2 lead. They have met twice this season, with both matches ending in the four-time singles Grand Slam champion’s favor.

Match prediction: Aryna Sabalenka to win in three sets.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Jasmine Paolini: Live Stream Details

• India – Tennis Channel
• USA – ESPN
• UK – Sky Sports
• Canada – DAZN
• Australia – beIN Sports
• New Zealand– DAZN
• Saudi Arabia- DAZN