Italian Open 2025: Bianca Andreescu vs Donna Vekic preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (PR) Bianca Andreescu vs (20) Donna Vekic

Date: May 9, 2025

Tournament: Italian Open

Round: Second Round (Round of 64)

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

Surface: Clay

Category: WTA 1000

Prize Money: $6,831,315

Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN

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Bianca Andreescu vs Donna Vekic preview

Andreescu at the Madrid Open - Source: Getty

Bianca Andreescu will take on the 20th seed Donna Vekic in the second round of the 2025 Italian Open. While the former defeated Federica Urgesi 6-0, 6-3 in the opening round, the latter received a bye as a result of her seeding.

Andreescu's 2025 season started late as she spent the initial part dealing with injuries, and she also underwent surgery for appendicitis in February. The Canadian kicked off her season at the Open de Rouen, where she was ousted in the opening round in a three-set thriller against Suzan Lamens.

She then entered the Madrid Open, where she clinched an impressive win against McCartney Kessler. However, her campaign ended in the second round against Elena Rybakina in straight sets. Andreescu then competed at the WTA 125K in Lleida to gain some momentum on clay, but faced a huge defeat at the hands of Kimberly Birrell in the first round.

Meanwhile, Vekic has struggled to get going this year. She had a poor start to the year, with an opening round exit at the Adelaide International, following which she had the best campaign of her season at the Australian Open, a fourth round finish. The Croat faced three consecutive opening-round defeats but then scored a big win over Emma Navarro in Indian Wells, where she made it to the third round.

Vekic faced two consecutive opening-round defeats in Miami and Stuttgart, where she kicked off her European clay swing. However, she then clinched a third-round run at the Madrid Open, where she clinched another win over Emma Navarro, but was ousted by Madison Keys.

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Bianca Andreescu vs Donna Vekic head-to-head

This will be the second meeting between the women, with Vekic leading the rivalry 1-0. Their sole meeting came in the second round of the Paris Olympics, where the Croat won 6-3, 6-4.

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Bianca Andreescu vs Donna Vekic odds

Players	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Bianca Andreescu	+110
Donna Vekic	-140

(Odds will be updated when available)

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Bianca Andreescu vs Donna Vekic prediciton

Donna Vekic at the 2025 Madrid Open - Source: Getty

Andreescu is steadily trying to find her high-quality tennis and while this may seem like her best chance to secure a significant victory, Vekic, despite being out-of-form, has the ability to achieve huge results on clay, as seen from her win against Navarro in Madrid.

The Canadian will come out guns blazing after gaining significant confidence from her opening round win, but the Croat should eventually be able to nullify her game, relying on her tremendous ability to earn points from her service games.

Pick: Donna Vekic in three sets.