French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa prediction, preview and live stream details

Catch all the details ahead of the third round encounter of the 'best friends'.

French Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa prediction, preview and live stream details

Aryna Sabalenka, Paula Badosa (Images via Imago)

Best friends Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa both made it to the third round of the French Open. Badosa had to crawl through the first few rounds while Sabalenka did not face any opposition, as she defeated her opponents brutally.

The two face off against each other for the third time in two months, on Saturday. In a press conference ahead of the big encounter, Badosa had only good things to say about her rival and did not dull the excitement of the upcoming match.

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa: Match Details

  • Tournament: French Open 2024
  • Match: Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa
  • Round: Third Round
  • Date: 01 June, 2024
  • Time: 12:15 pm Paris Standard Time (tentative)
  • Venue: Roland Garros
  • Court: Philippe Chatrier
  • Surface: Outdoor Clay

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa: Match Preview

The two have met on tour on six occasions and Sabalenka leads their matchup 4-2. Sabalenka also leads their clay court head-to-head 3-1, with two of the wins coming this year. It could be debated that their last match should not be counted, as Badosa was forced to retire at 3-3 in the third set of one of the closest matches in the Stuttgart.

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Paula Badosa
Paula Badosa (Via Imago)

This will be the first time they play against each other in a Grand Slam and it remains to be seen whether this will affect either player mentally. 

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa: Match Prediction

Sabalenka has had an outstanding season so far, winning the first Slam of the year in Australia and making two consecutive WTA 1000 finals just last month.

Badosa has been plagued with injuries and was missing from the tennis action for a while. Sabalenka also has the mental upper hand and confidence, as she had already beaten Badosa very recently. Going by the statistics as well as rankings, Sabalenka is the clear favorite.

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka (via IMAGO)

Prediction: Sabalenka to win in two sets

Aryna Sabalenka vs. Paula Badosa: Live Stream Details

Fans can watch or stream the matches on these platforms:

  • USA: NBC, Tennis Channel, T2 Tennis Live, Peacock Network
  • UK and Europe (except France): Eurosport
  • France: France.TV Sport, Amazon Prime Video
  • Australia: Channel 9, Stan Sport, 9Now
  • Canada: TSN, RDS
  • India: Sony Ten Network, SonyLiv

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