By Ros Satar
- Katie Boulter v Jasmine Paolini
- H2H: Tied at 1-1 (incl. ITF)
LINZ, AUSTRIA – Katie Boulter makes her debut in the Linz tournament and will take in Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in her opening round.
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Katie Boulter v Jasmine Paolini | H2H: Tied at 1-1 (incl. ITF)
| Katie Boulter v Jasmine Paolini | H2H: First Meeting |
| WTA Linz | Austria |
| Hard (I) | Prize Money: €8542 |
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It was a strong start in Australia by Katie Boulter, who claimed her maiden top five win over Jessica Pegula in the United Cup, but the rest of the Australian swing did not progress much further.
She will make her debut in Linz against Jasmine Paolini.
Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2024)
| H2H: | Katie Boulter (WR 53) | Jasmine Paolini (WR 24) |
| Tournament Previous Best | Debut | QF (2021) |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won % | 38.4 | 43.7 |
| Return Points Won % | 44.6 | 45.4 |
| Break Point Conversion % | 29.3 | 64.0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.6 | 44.8 |
| Overall Service Points Won % | 59.8 | 57.3 |
Paolini will look to be more aggressive on her returns, but the pair are more evenly matched on return points won. Boulter lags behind in terms of converting break points but leads the Italian in saving them.
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Playing Styles & Prediction
Paolini has enjoyed bringing her game to the hard courts and was rewarded with her first Grand Slam fourth round appearance, which made up for a slow start in Adelaide.
The Italian counterpuncher is pretty fleet of foot around the court, and she will want to move Boulter around and stop her from dictating play with her heavy hitting from the baseline.
But Boulter has worked a lot on her game and could find herself hitting through the Italian.
Prediction: Boulter in three sets.
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