Jan 14, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Olivia Gadecki of Australia plays a backhand during her match against Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images

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Ajla Tomljanovic vs Olivia Gadecki Head-to-Head Record, Preview, and Prediction for Italian Open 2025 Qualifiers

Can Gadecki strike back and level the head-to-head in Rome?

The second Masters 1000 event on clay on the WTA tour, the Italian Open, is underway with qualifier rounds in action. An intriguing matchup today involves an all-Australian encounter between the number 79th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic and her counterpart Olivia Gadecki, who is currently ranked number 92 in the world.

Tomljanovic’s best result this year has come at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, where she reached the semi-final, losing in a tough 3-set battle against the number one seed Jessica Pegula. She lost once again to Pegula in a round-of-16 clash at the Charleston Open. Apart from that, Tomljanovic has not had too many decent performances this year. She has reached the second round of qualifiers after getting past Angelica Raggi with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win.

The younger Gadecki has also struggled quite a bit and has found it extremely difficult to get past the qualifiers in several tournaments this year. Gadecki faced Nicole Fossa Huergo in her first round of qualifiers, where she took out the Italian with an easy 6-2, 6-0 win.

Ajla Tomljanovic vs Olivia Gadecki Head-to-Head Record

Ajla Tomljanovic and Olivia Gadecki have faced off against one another only once prior to their meeting today. The pair’s first meeting came last year at the 2024 Surbiton Trophy held in Surbiton, United Kingdom. The Surbiton Trophy is played on grass, and the quarter-final clash between the two ended with Gadecki winning in straight sets by a score of 6-4, 7-5.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024	Surbiton Trophy	Quarterfinals	Olivia Gadecki	6-4, 7-5

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Ajla Tomljanovic vs Olivia Gadecki Comparison

As for comparisons between the two players, neither of them has had huge success on tour. Tomljanovic turned pro in December 2009 and has played quite a bit of tennis at the age of 31. On April 3, 2023, she reached her career-high ranking of 32.

Gadecki, on the other hand, is still young at just 23 years of age and still has plenty of time to take bigger strides in the sport. On October 7, 2024, Gadecki reached her highest ranking of 83.

Ajla Tomljanovic	Category	Olivia Gadecki
79	Ranking	92
409-310	Career W-L	194-118
7-9	YTD W-L	5-13
0	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Ajla Tomljanovic vs Olivia Gadecki Madrid Open Prediction

Seeing as both players have struggled to gain momentum this year, this match will be difficult to predict. Having said that, the experience and recent form seem to suggest that the advantage lies with the older Tomljanovic. Furthermore, Gadecki has primarily played well on hard courts, while Tomljanovic has generally done better on clay.

Match Prediction: Ajla Tomljanovic in 2 sets

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