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Katie Boulter vs. Renata Zarazua Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA National Bank Open 2025 First Round

Boulter begins Montreal bid against first-round opponent, Zarazua.

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Katie Boulter kicks off her National Bank Open 2025 campaign against Mexico’s Renata Zarazua, with the winner set to face 22nd seed Jelena Ostapenko in the second round. Boulter’s season has been a mix of setbacks and small wins. A foot injury forced her to miss key events like Doha and Dubai, but she bounced back with a quarterfinal run in Nottingham and claimed the Paris 125K title, where she overcame Chloe Paquet.

Despite these bright spots, most of her main-draw appearances have ended in the second round. Currently ranked No. 41, Boulter has played 20 matches this season, serving up 72 aces while winning 66.1% of her first serve points, 41.9% of return points, and 51% of her break point conversion rate.

Katie Boulter's win at the WTA 125 in Paris is her first title on clay 🤩🏆 pic.twitter.com/IdaPjTK2lk
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) May 18, 2025

Zarazua, now 27, enters with modest momentum. Though largely known for her doubles play, she’s reached the second round of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, career bests for her in singles. Outside of those moments, she’s struggled to make it through qualifying rounds or get past early exits. In 16 matches, Zarazua has recorded 10 aces and won 54.6% on first serve, along with 43.6% on return and 47.7% on break points.

RENATA ZARAZÚA queda eliminada de Wimbledon 🥺💔

No pudo con Anisimova y se queda en la segunda ronda, eso sí, con la satisfacción de conseguir su primera victoria en el cuadro principal 😎

Gracias Renata y a prepararse para el US Open que ahí estará todo México apoyándote 🫶🏼 pic.twitter.com/DSGo9y87Gy
— Esto en Línea (@estoenlinea) July 2, 2025

Katie Boulter vs. Renata Zarazua Head-to-Head Record

Katie Boulter and Renata Zarazua do not have a head-to-head yet.

Katie Boulter vs. Renata Zarazua Comparison

Katie Boulter	Category	Renata Zarazua
41	Current Ranking	71
339-214	Career W-L	375-282
16-11	YTD W-L	18-22
3	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Katie Boulter vs. Renata Zarazua Prediction

Boulter’s stronger serve stats and recent title run suggest she has the edge, especially over Zarazua’s relatively light singles resume.

🇬🇧 Katie Boulter is through the to second round of Wimbledon for a sixth time!

The British No. 2 defeats ninth seed Paula Badosa in three sets! pic.twitter.com/7XTrrc7XLr
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) June 30, 2025

Prediction: Katie Boulter in straight sets

Katie Boulter vs. Renata Zarazua WTA National Bank Open 2025 Betting Odds

The odds clearly favor Boulter (8/25), reflecting both her higher ranking and steadier singles form. Zarazua has nothing to lose (12/5), but better big-stage experience makes the Brit a safer pick.

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Katie Boulter: 8/25

Renata Zarazua: 12/5

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

Total Games Over 20.5: 9/10

Total Games Under 20.5: 22/25

Total Games won by Boulter Over 12.5: 21/20

Total Games won by Zarazua Over 9.5: 17/20

Total Sets Over 2.5: 33/20

Total Sets Under 2.5: 4/9

(According to BetMGM: BetMGM offers exclusive promo codes, bonus deals and accurate odds for users upon signing up. Use BetMGM to ace your betting game in all sports!)

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