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Match Details
Fixture: (4) Elena Rybakina vs (9) Beatriz Haddad Maia
Date: May 23, 2025
Tournament: Internationaux de Strasbourg
Round: Semifinal
Venue: Tennis Club de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Clay
Prize Money: $1,064,510
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports
Elena Rybakina vs Beatriz Haddad Maia preview
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina will take on Beatriz Haddad Maia in the semifinals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg 2025.
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Following a first-round bye, Rybakina kicked off her campaign with a routine 6-1, 6-3 win over Wang Xinyu in the second round. She was up against Magda Linette in the quarterfinals. While the match was competitive, the Kazakh always remained one step ahead of her opponent. She broke the Pole's serve once in each set to score a 7-5, 6-3 win.
Haddad Maia staged a comeback to beat Clara Tauson 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round. She scored a 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over Ashlyn Krueger to set up a quarterfinal showdown against second seed Emma Navarro. The Brazilian initially managed to get back on serve after going down a break in the first set. However, she couldn't do the same once again and conceded the set.
Haddad Maia had one foot out the door in the second set, but she stopped Navarro from serving out the match at 6-5 to force a tie-break. She came out on top in it to take the set. She carried this momentum into the third set, breaking the American's serve on multiple occasions to score a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 comeback win in a little over three hours.
Elena Rybakina vs Beatriz Haddad Maia head-to-head
Haddad Maia leads Rybakina 2-1 in the head-to-head. The Kazakh won their previous meeting courtesy of her opponent's mid-match retirement at Wimbledon 2023.
Elena Rybakina vs Beatriz Haddad Maia odds
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Elena Rybakina vs Beatriz Haddad Maia prediction
After early exits from Madrid and Rome, Rybakina has gotten back on track with her run in Strasbourg. She didn't drop her serve even once in the previous round against Linette, or Wang. Haddad Maia improved her yearly record to 6-14 following her gritty win over Navarro.
The Brazilian has won three matches in a row for the first time since her title-winning run in Seoul in September 2024. Her win over Navarro was also her first against a top 10 player since April 2024. She has struggled a lot this year but appears to be inching back towards her best.
All three of Rybakina and Haddad Maia's previous matches took place in 2023, though they've contested only one full match. The Brazilian needed three sets to win their first duel in Abu Dhabi. She won their next match in Stuttgart after her rival retired in the second set. The Kazakh won their third and most recent encounter via a mid-match retirement as well.
Both players are having a resurgence this week, though Rybakina's form looks more impressive. She should be able to outplay Haddad Maia to score her first proper win in this rivalry.
Pick: Elena Rybakina to win in straight sets.
