Jasmine Paolini vs. Viktorija Golubic - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

Meeting for the archetypal clip successful a singles lucifer since 2022, Jasmine Paolini and Viktorija Golubic quadrate disconnected connected Thursday with a spot successful the 3rd circular of Wimbledon astatine stake.

In her opening match, the 2024 runner-up astatine this lawsuit bushed Robin Montgomery 0-6 6-4 7-5, portion Golubic precocious arsenic well, acknowledgment to a 6-2 2-6 6-1 triumph implicit Irnya Shymanovich.

Match preview

It was not ever pretty, particularly successful the opening set, but yet Paolini survived her archetypal lucifer astatine the All England Club contempt her stock of setbacks.

The Italian had a archetypal service percent of 93 successful the lucifer portion converting 4 of her interruption constituent opportunities.

A triumph connected Thursday would people the 4th successive clip that she reaches the 3rd circular of a Grand Slam singles lawsuit and the 3rd consecutive juncture successful which Paolini does truthful astatine Wimbledon.

The two-time Grand Slam finalist has won her past 2 singles matches astatine the All England Club aft losing the opening set, but mislaid her lone lucifer astatine this tourney past twelvemonth erstwhile winning the archetypal set.

While she showed her powerfulness connected Tuesday, Paolini besides proved that she is prone to making her stock of mistakes, committing 37 unforced errors successful that match.

In 2026, the 30-year-old has won implicit 60% of his first-serve points crossed each surfaces, portion besides winning implicit 65% of her work games.

For the archetypal clip since 2023, Viktorija Golubic volition diagnostic successful a second-round singles lucifer astatine Wimbledon aft winning an outing that was afloat of ups and downs for the Swiss player.

While she converted 5 interruption constituent opportunities, Golubic besides won conscionable 52% of her 2nd serves passim the match.

A triumph connected Thursday would people conscionable the 3rd clip successful her vocation connected the singles circuit that she advances into circular 3 of this tourney and the archetypal since reaching the quarter-finals successful 2021.

The 33-year-old has mislaid her past 3 appearances successful circular 2 of a Grand Slam singles event, including her past 2 second-round affairs astatine Wimbledon.

Golubic made 20 unforced errors successful her opener and won 67% of her archetypal service points with conscionable 2 aces successful what was an up-and-down lucifer for her overall.

She lone won 60% of her archetypal service points connected that occasion, beneath her mean of 69.9% for the twelvemonth heading into this event.

Tournament truthful far

Jasmine Paolini:

First round: vs. Robin Montgomery 0-6 6-4 7-5

Viktorija Golubic:

First round: vs. Irnya Shymanovich 6-2 2-6 6-1

Head To Head

AEGON GB Pro-Series Barnstaple (2014) - Round of 16: Golubic wins 6-2 6-2

Saint-Malo Open (2021) - Final: Golubic wins 6-1 6-3

Indian Wells Open (2022) - Round of 32: Golubic wins 7-5 1-6 7-6

Warsaw Open (2022) - Quarter-finals: Paolini wins 1-6 6-2 6-2

The archetypal gathering betwixt these 2 implicit a decennary agone was a comfy triumph for the seasoned Swiss player, who lone mislaid a combined 4 games connected that occasion.

The rematch 7 years aboriginal was different straightforward triumph for Golubic, who won 64% of her archetypal serves and converted 5 of her six break-point opportunities to assistance the trophy successful Saint-Malo.

At the Indian Wells Open that aforesaid year, Paolini enactment up a bully fight, with a 94% connected her archetypal serve, but yet fell abbreviated arsenic Golubic won the lone tiebreak of that outing.

Despite a dilatory commencement successful her past gathering with Golubic, Paolini yet pulled it out, winning 57% of her archetypal serves portion converting six of her 8 break-point opportunities.

We say: Paolini to triumph successful 3 sets

At times, these 2 are their ain worst enemies, which, for the neutrals, could pb to a agelong lucifer connected Thursday.

In the end, Paolini’s forehand and assertive quality should springiness her the precocious manus against Golubic, who has looked fatigued successful galore of her matches of late.