Eva Lys vs. McCartney Kessler Head-to-Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA China Open 2025 Round of 16

The German youngster defeated Elena Rybakina in the R32.

German young gun Eva Lys takes on McCartney Kessler of the USA in the 2025 China Open pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday. The former has overcome a string of injuries to find form at the right time of the season. Meanwhile, Kessler is looking to put an end to another in-form player’s campaign in Beijing. Today, we look to give you an in-depth insight into this clash on the Asian hard courts. Following this, BetMGM will offer you the best betting odds.

Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler Match Preview

Coming into this tournament, Eva Lys had a success rate of just 55% this year. The 23-year-old reached her maiden Grand Slam Round of 16 at the 2025 Australian Open, and reached the Round of 64 at all the other majors. Unfortunately, a quarterfinal appearance at Tennis in the Land happens to be her only other noteworthy performance in the ongoing season. This week in Beijing – the World No. 66 has been playing some of the best tennis seen from her. After thrashing Zhang in Round-1, Lys took out two seeds in the form of Jovic and Rybakina.

HUGE POINT 🙌@evalys_ hits this winner and goes on to win the deciding set 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 against Rybakina.#2025ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/H7fVoczglR
— wta (@WTA) September 28, 2025

One of the rising stars of American tennis, McCartney Kessler has two titles to her name in 2025 – in Hobart and Nottingham. She was also runner-up at the ATX Open in Austin. The 26-year-old became a Top-30 player in June, and currently ranks No. 39 in the world. Since Wimbledon, Kessler managed just four wins on tour – damaging her otherwise phenomenal record to 34-20. She has defeated Shi Han, Elise Mertens and Barbora Krejcikova so far this week.

Kessler on the charge ✊

McCartney Kessler takes the first set 6-2 against Mertens.#2025ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/O7C5Flrike
— wta (@WTA) September 26, 2025

Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler Head to Head Record

Eva Lys leads the head-to-head against McCartney Kessler by 2-0. While the first of these was a straightforward victory, the German needed three tight sets at Osaka last year.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024 Osaka	Round of 16	Eva Lys	7-6(7) 3-6 7-5
2023 US Open	Qualifying R3	Eva Lys	6-2 6-1

Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler Career Comparison

Eva Lys	Category	McCartney Kessler
66	Current Ranking	39
172-113	Career W-L Record	166-90
29-21	YTD W-L Record	34-20
0	Career Titles	3
0	YTD Titles	2
0	Grand Slams	0

Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler WTA China Open 2025 Prediction

Considering the way Kessler has been hitting the ball this week, it is hard to look past her. However, Lys managed to beat Rybakina in the Round of 32, which is a big ask. One can expect a thriller of a contest – while Kessler will inject pace and power into the dynamic, Lys will look to use the venom and counter it with depth and accuracy. There will definitely be plenty of close service games on Tuesday. The player who can hold their nerve to remain assured on serve, will grab the victory.

Prediction: McCartney Kessler in three sets.

Eva Lys vs McCartney Kessler WTA China Open 2025 Betting Odds

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The odds for the match between Eva Lys and McCartney Kessler at the 2025 China Open are almost evenly split at the moment. Take a look (as per BetMGM):

Eva Lys Win: 10/11
McCartney Kessler Win: 22/25

Total Games >21.5: 17/20
Total Games <21.5: 9/10
Lys +0.5 (Game Handicap): 41/50
Kessler -0.5 (Game Handicap): 10/11
Total Sets >2.5: 9/8
Total Number of Tiebreaks <0.5: 3/10
Total Games by Kessler >12.5: 6/5
Total Games by Lys >12.5: 6/5

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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.