Emma Raducanu vs. Cristina Bucsa Head-to-Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA China Open 2025 Round-2

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After coming up against one another twice this year, Emma Raducanu and Cristina Bucsa will renew their rivalry in the 2025 China Open Round of 64. The Briton is the 30th seed in Beijing, and Bucsa has come through qualifying to reach this stage. The winner of this match will face either Jessica Pegula or Ajla Tomljanovic in a blockbuster Round-3 encounter. Today, we will break down the stats and odds for this match with the help of none other than BetMGM.

Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa Match Preview

Emma Raducanu won just three matches across her first six tournaments in the ongoing season. She turned things around at the Miami Open by reaching the quarterfinals – beating the likes of Navarro and Anisimova along the way. The 2021 US Open winner has a win-loss record of 27-19 this year. Unfortunately, she is yet to enter a summit clash despite putting up strong performances since June. Currently ranked No. 32 in the world, Raducanu is aiming for her second career title this week. The 22-year-old has won 68% service games and 39% return games so far.

Emma Raducanu is ready for action in Beijing 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/o9uWGNzIHb
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) September 23, 2025

Cristina Bucsa has tasted more success on the doubles circuit throughout her career. With seven career doubles titles and two in 2025, she is a former Top-20 starlet in women’s doubles. At the age of 27, Bucsa achieved her best Grand Slam outing by entering the 2025 US Open Round of 16 in September. Although she hasn’t claimed a trophy, the Spaniard has tasted success on the WTA Challenger Tour. Bucsa has served 39 aces and 90 double faults in the current season – giving her a win percentage of 54% so far.

Brilliant from start to finish 💪

Cristina Bucsa defeats Vekic in straight sets to book her Round 2 spot in Beijing.#2025ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/na1hf1De8j
— wta (@WTA) September 25, 2025

Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa Head to Head Record

The head-to-head record between Emma Raducanu and Cristina Bucsa is currently 1-1. They faced each other at the 2025 Singapore Open as well as the 2025 HSBC Championships.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025 Queen’s Club	Round of 32	Emma Raducanu	6-1 6-2
2025 Singapore	Round of 32	Cristina Bucsa	5-7 7-5 7-5

Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa Career Comparison

Emma Raducanu	Category	Cristina Bucsa
32	Current Ranking	67
146-81	Career W-L Record	358-253
27-19	YTD W-L Record	30-26
1	Career Titles	0
0	YTD Titles	0
1	Grand Slams	0

Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa WTA China Open 2025 Prediction

During their previous encounter in London, Bucsa could not keep up with the pace and bounce offered by the grass courts. However, she has found more rhythm during the American hard court swing, and will look to continue the good work in Asia. Raducanu will adopt a high attacking court position, and the serve plus one will be her go-to tactic in order to keep the points short. Constant variations will be the key for Bucsa – if the match turns into a baseline duel, it will be one way traffic in favor of the British youngster.

Prediction: Emma Raducanu in straight sets.

Emma Raducanu vs Cristina Bucsa WTA China Open 2025 Betting Odds

The odds are favoring Emma Raducanu (2/7) ahead of her Round of 64 match-up against Bucsa (13/5) at the 2025 China Open. According to the pre-match implied probability on the money line, Raducanu’s chances of advancing to the next round are currently at 74%. Given below are the odds for the match result as well as set-wise betting (as per BetMGM):

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Emma Raducanu Win: 2/7
Cristina Bucsa Win: 13/5

Total Games >20.5: 49/50
Total Games <20.5: 10/13
Total Sets <2.5: 21/50
Raducanu to Win 2-0: 3/4
Raducanu -1.5 (Set Handicap): 10/13
Total Number of Tiebreaks <0.5: 2/9

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

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.