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The women's singles quarterfinals are locked in at the Italian Open 2025. The final eight women will battle it out over two days (May 13-14) for a spot in the semifinals. As players aim to continue their quest for glory in Rome, we asked Google's Gemini AI to predict the outcome of all four quarterfinal matches.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will take on eighth seed Zheng Qinwen. The Belarusian has been in fine form for the past few months. She recently won the Madrid Open and has reached the final of her past four tournaments. She has a 22-2 record since the start of March and has also won all six of her prior meetings against Zheng.
Considering her current form and record against Zheng, the AI chose Sabalenka to come out on top. The Chinese youngster did snap her similar losing streak against Iga Swiatek to beat her at last year's Paris Olympics en route to the gold medal, so there's a slight chance at another upset. Nevertheless, the World No. 1 is the heavy favorite.
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Coco Gauff has ensured that she will leave Rome as the new World No. 2 thanks to her run here. She will face teen star Mirra Andreeva for a spot in the last four. She recently beat the teenager en route to the final of the Madrid Open and improved her record in this rivalry to 3-0.
The AI favored Gauff to win this showdown as well, though it did give Andreeva a fighting chance. While the teenager won a couple of WTA 1000 tournaments earlier this year, she's yet to showcase the same level of dominance on clay thus far.
Elina Svitolina bidding to claim her third title at the Italian Open
Elina Svitolina is the only former Italian Open champion left in the draw. She won back-to-back titles in Rome in 2017 and 2018. She will lock horns with Peyton Stearns in the quarterfinals this time. The latter is making her tournament debut and is through to the last eight at the WTA 1000 level for the second time.
Even though Stearns has beaten the likes of Madison Keys and Naomi Osaka to get this far, the AI picked Svitolina to win this duel. The latter's record in Rome, coupled with her overall success on clay, gives her a huge advantage in this match-up.
Lastly, the AI chose Jasmine Paolini to beat Diana Shnaider in their quarterfinal showdown. Neither player has lost a set so far. However, the Italian won their previous and only encounter at the Australian Open 2024. Coupled with her strong record at the WTA 1000 level, she has a better shot at winning this encounter.
