Jul 25, 2025; Washington, D.C., USA; Emma Raducanu (GBR) serves against Maria Sakkari (GRE)(not pictured) in a women's singles quarter-final of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center.

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Emma Raducanu vs. Anna Kalinskaya Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Semifinal

Winner to face Rybakina or Fernandez in the final.

US Open 2021 champion Emma Raducanu continues to shine on American soil, and she is set to face power-hitter Anna Kalinskaya in the semifinal of the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open on Saturday. Raducanu had to retire from her doubles clash alongside Elena Rybakina due to illness. On the other hand, Kalinskaya has endured minimal challenges en route to this stage. Continue reading for all the predictions and best odds via BetMGM.

Emma Raducanu vs Anna Kalinskaya Match Preview

Raducanu has had a steady rise on tour since the Miami Open 2025. While her fitness has improved significantly, the British prodigy has also worked on the consistency of her groundstrokes and endurance on court. She started the year by reaching Round-3 at the Australian Open, before making the last eight in Miami and Queen’s Club. The former World No. 10 has a 21-14 record in 2025. She beat Kostyuk, Osaka and Sakkari to enter the semifinal stage.

22 year old Emma Raducanu comes back from 2-5 down in the 2nd set and defeats Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 in a battle of former top 10 players to reach the semifinals at the Washington DC WTA 500.

That's her BIGGEST semifinal since the 2021 US Open title.

Huge. pic.twitter.com/HFpRec8Ljk
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 25, 2025

Competing in just her second semifinal of the season, Kalinskaya has marked a return to form at the American capital. Her wins against Rakhimova, Linette and Tauson showcase that she is playing better than her World No. 48 ranking suggests. Yet to drop a set all week, the Russian has been serving close to 68% first serves in. She enters this clash with a 50% success rate on tour this year, and will be desperate to improve her career-best Round of 32 finish at the US Open next month.

Kalinskaya 🫶 DC

Anna Kalinskaya defeats No.4 seed Tauson 6-3, 7-5 to reach her second semifinal in the US capital.#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/WswtCBiyUd
— wta (@WTA) July 26, 2025

Saturday’s semifinal is set to be the first meeting between Raducanu and Kalinskaya on the WTA Tour. Their head-to-head record currently stands at 0-0 ahead of the Washington Open 2025.

Emma Raducanu vs Anna Kalinskaya Career Comparison

Emma Raducanu	Category	Anna Kalinskaya
1	Grand Slams	0
1	WTA Singles Titles	0
0	WTA Doubles Titles	4
0	WTA-1000 Titles	0
–	Olympics Best Performance	–
No. 46	Current World Ranking	No. 48

Emma Raducanu vs Anna Kalinskaya WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Prediction

Raducanu was struggling under the DC heat on Friday, and had to retire from her doubles semifinal due to illness. A lot will depend on whether or not the 22-year-old can maintain her level against Kalinskaya. The Russian has a flat style of play, and sets up rallies with her powerful first serve. While Raducanu has been adopting a deep baseline position due to the high bounce and warm conditions, Kalinskaya likes to move forward.

Prediction: Anna Kalinskaya in three sets.

Emma Raducanu vs Anna Kalinskaya WTA Citi DC Open 2025 Betting Odds

Raducanu has tipped the scales partially in her favour ahead of this semifinal encounter. According to the implied probability on the money line, she has a 59% chance of progressing into the summit clash. Here are the match result and in-match odds for Super Saturday at the American capital (as per BetMGM):

Emma Raducanu Win: 13/20
Anna Kalinskaya Win: 6/5

Total Games >21.5: 10/11
Total Games By Kalinskaya >11.5: 8/11
Raducanu -2.5 (Game Handicap): 4/5
Raducanu to Win 2-1: 3/1
Total Games in Set-1 <9.5: 7/10

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A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.