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Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA Berlin Open 2025 First Round

Injury-Hit Badosa Opens Against Germany’s Eva Lys

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Eighth seed Paula Badosa opens her Berlin Open campaign against local wildcard Eva Lys. The winner will go on to face Emma Navarro, who has already booked her spot in the next round with a straight-sets win over Marta Kostyuk.

While Lys is still chasing her first WTA title, with three ITF trophies to her name, Badosa enters with four career WTA singles titles, her most recent coming last year in Washington. Let’s see who earns the right to face Navarro and whose Berlin campaign ends today.

Main draw starts tomorrow – and the lineup is 🔥🔥🔥 @evalys_ takes on @paulabadosa, and @marta_kostyuk faces Emma #Navarro – not bad for day one, right?

Don’t miss out – world's best tennis is coming to Berlin. pic.twitter.com/m5lbBdlc88
— Berlin Tennis Open (@berlin_tennis) June 15, 2025

Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys Preview

Badosa’s season has been heavily disrupted by recurring back injuries, forcing her to retire mid-match in both Merida (quarterfinals) and Miami (Round of 16) and withdraw from Indian Wells, Madrid, and Rome. Still, when fit, she’s shown flashes of her top-tier form, including a semifinal run at the Australian Open, where she upset Coco Gauff before falling to Aryna Sabalenka. She also reached the Strasbourg quarterfinals and the third round at Roland Garros. Across 24 matches, Badosa has hit 104 aces, won 69.3% of first-serve points, and converted 42.3% of her break point chances.

Lys, meanwhile, started her season with a career-best fourth-round finish at the Australian Open but hasn’t made it past the Round of 32 in any WTA main draw since. Her best result came at the WTA 125 in La Bisbal, reaching the quarterfinals before falling to Panna Udvardy. Most recently, she exited in the second round at the French Open. In 16 matches so far, she’s hit just 13 aces, won 59.8% of first-serve points, and converted an impressive 49.6% of her break points.

On to the Next 👏@evalys_ defeats Stearns 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the second round in Paris.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/8euTfIWNzY
— wta (@WTA) May 25, 2025

Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys Head-to-Head Record

Paula Badosa and Eva Lys do not have a head-to-head yet.

Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys Comparison

Paula Badosa	Category	Eva Lys
10	Current Ranking	62
376-208	Career W-L	160-106
15-9	YTD W-L	17-14
4	Career Titles	0
0	Grand Slams	0
0	YTD Titles	0

Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys Prediction

Having an injury-plagued season, Badosa has delivered strong results when healthy, including a semifinal run in Melbourne and solid clay form. With more experience and a higher ceiling than Lys, the Spaniard enters Berlin as a slight favorite to advance.

Prediction: Eva Lys in straight sets

Paula Badosa vs. Eva Lys WTA Berlin Open 2025 Betting Odds

At 7/25, Badosa is the clear favorite over Lys, priced at 11/4. The odds reflect both Badosa’s class and her recent injury concerns, while Lys remains the underdog due to a lack of main-draw consistency.

Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:

Paula Badosa: 7/25

Eva Lys: 11/4

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