The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is nearing the end of its first week, which means the WTA 1000 women’s tournament is coming to a close. There have been some major surprises during the week with only one of the top-eight seeds advancing to the semi-finals. In the first of two semi-finals, unranked players Jasmine Paolini and Sorana Cirstea meet for the second time in the last calendar year.
Paolini vs Cirstea Picks
- Pick: Paolini +110
Both players play a similar style and have similar records on hard court during the last year. Let’s dive further into the Paolini vs Cirstea betting analysis, alongside in-depth scores and odds breakdowns.
Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cirstea Information
Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cirstea
Location of the game: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Dubai, UAE
Date & Time: Friday, February 23 at 3:30 a.m. ET
How to Watch: Tennis TV
Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cirstea Recent Scores
Paolini is into the semi-finals after a walkover victory over fourth seed Elena Rybakina. She previously beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 16. Paolini had no aces in the match, won just 49 percent of points on first serve, but was an impressive 6-of-7 in breakpoint opportunities. She won six games in a row at one point in the match.
Cristea, meanwhile, earned her spot in semis of one of the first WTA 1000 tennis events of the season with an upset win over Marketa Vondrousova 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2. Her tennis stats for the match include seven aces, winning 65 percent of points on first serve, and going 5-for-23 in breakpoint opportunities. She also has wins over Donna Vekic, Veronika Kudermetova, and Sofia Kenin.
Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cirstea Betting Analysis
Paolini Seeking First Singles Title since 2021
Paolini comes into the Paolini vs Cirstea betting analysis without a WTA Tour title since 2021. She reached two finals last year but lost in both matches. She beat Beatriz Haddad Maia and Leylah Fernandez in the first and second rounds, respectively. Before that, she lost in the first round at the Qatar Open and reached the Round of 16 in the Australian Open before losing to Anna Kalinskaya.
She is 7-3 in her last 10 matches 33-23 overall in the last 52 weeks, including 25-15 on hard courts. She beat Cirstea in three sets at the 2023 French Open and also has a win over her in an ITF event in 2021 on hard courts. That match also went three sets, so it’s not a bad idea to expect a similar three-set result in tennis predictions for the Paolini vs Cirstea betting analysis.
Cirstea’s Tough Path to the Semis
Cirstea has not only had to play one more match to reach the semis than Paolini but has had to beat tougher opponents. The 33-year-old veteran, who is 7-5 this season, has beaten opponents all ranked inside the top-55 in the world and in convincing fashion in some cases. More impressively, she came from behind a set to beat both Vekic and Vondrousova.
Cirstea is 24-14 on hard courts during the last year. She lost to Iga Swiatek in the Round of 32 in Qatar before the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and was a quarter-finalist in Abu Dhabi. She lost in the first round of the Australian Open.
Updates
Both players are healthy with no injury concerns. Cirstea, however, has been on court more than three hours longer than Paolini.
Jasmine Paolini vs Sorana Cirstea Betting Preview
Paolini is the betting underdog with tennis odds of +110. Cirstea has -155 moneyline odds in the Paolini vs Cirstea betting analysis. Other odds include Paolini to win the first set (+105), Paolini to win in straight sets (+230), and Cirstea to win in three sets (+310).
- Pick: Paolini +110
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