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Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Head-to-Head, Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Bad Homburg Open 2025 Semifinals

It will be their first-ever grass-court meeting.

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The WTA Bad Homburg Open 2025 will see a highly-anticipated semifinal between world No. 4, Jasmine Paolini and world No. 8, Iga Swiatek. It will be rematch of the 2024 French Open final. Both players are preparing for the upcoming grass-court Grand Slam, Wimbledon. Swiatek defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets to reach the top four, while the Italian ace got better of Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals.

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Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Preview

Iga Swiatek is back to Bad Homburg semifinals for the second time after winning her maiden grass-court title here. The former world No. 1 secured straight-set victories Azarenka and Alexandrova. She won 75% (33/44) of her first-serve points in quarterfinals while saving four out of the five break points. Meanwhile, the Polish ace lost seven straight semifinals since her 2024 Roland-Garros title. Her ranking also dropped to No. 8 which is worst in last three years. If she wins here, it will be her first final in over a year.

Swiatek 🤝 semifinals@iga_swiatek is into her first grass semifinal this season with a win over Alexandrova!#BadHomburgOpen pic.twitter.com/7zH2CD6mjK
— wta (@WTA) June 26, 2025

Jasmine Paolini has found the winning momentum since Indiana Wells, winning 19 matches so far. She also secured the Rome Masters title and reached her career-high No. 4 ranking. She reached the finals in Wimbledon last year and played semifinals at Eastbourne. It means, the Italian ace has a great form on grass-court. She struggled to beat Fernandez and Haddad Maia in twin tiebreak-heavy matchups. It will be her third straight grass-court semifinals which shows her adaptability to this surface.

Into the semis here in Bad Homburg! Forzaaa 🇮🇹😄@badhomburgopen @wta pic.twitter.com/9d4tFmV6fF
— Jasmine Paolini (@JasminePaolini) June 26, 2025

Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Head to Head Record

Iga Swiatek holds the 4-0 lead over Jasmine Paolini in the WTA H2H meetings. The former world No. 1 beat the Italian ace in the last year’s French Open final to claim her fifth Grand Slam title. It will be their first-ever grass-court meeting.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024	Billie Jean King Cup, Finals	Rubber 2	Iga Swiatek	3-6, 6-4, 6-4
2024	French Open	Final	Iga Swiatek	6-2, 6-1
2022	US Open	First Round	Iga Swiatek	6-3, 6-0
2018	Prague	Second Round	Iga Swiatek	6-2, 6-1

Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Career Comparison

Iga Swiatek	Category	Jasmine Paolini
8	Current Ranking	4
374–85	Career W-L	413-280
34-10	YTD W-L	27-10
22	Career Titles	3
5	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	1

Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Bad Hamburg Open 2025 Prediction

Iga Swiatek takes the mental edge over Jasmine Paolini considering her unbeaten H2H record. The Polish ace will counter Paolini with her aggressive court positioning and the Italian ace will pick the game through accuracy. Both are smart players in long rallies but grass-court momentum goes with Paolini, who enters third straight semifinals on this surface. It would be a psychological battle more than a skill game and Swiatek takes a slight edge. If game goes longer, Paolini would be in deep trouble. She struggled in tie-break situation in current event but survived.

Prediction: Swiatek to win in three sets.

Iga Swiatek vs. Jasmine Paolini Bad Hamburg Open 2025 Betting Odds

According to the implied probability on the money line, Swiatek starts with a 65% chance of entering the finals. Here are the odds for the match (as per BetMGM):

Iga Swiatek Win: 7/20
Jasmine Paolini Win: 12/5

Iga Swiatek enters as the 7/20 favorite, considering her form and H2H record over the Italian ace. Paolini, at 12/5, gives tough fight due to her grass-court confidence. Still, the odds back Swiatek to prevail.

Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):

Total Games Over 21.5: 1/1
Total Games Under 21.5: 4/5
Set 1 winner: Swiatek – 4/9, Paolini – 2/1
Set 2 winner: Swiatek – 4/9, Paolini – 37/20
Total Sets Under 2.5: 8/15
Total Sets Over 2.5: 13/8

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