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Match Details
Fixture: (7) Jasmine Paolini vs (10) Clara Tauson
Date: October 9, 2025
Tournament: Wuhan Open 2025
Round: Third Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $3,654,963
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Jasmine Paolini vs Clara Tauson preview
Jasmine Paolini is set to lock horns with fellow top-10 seed Clara Tauson in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Thursday.
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Paolini defeated local favorite Yue Yuan in the second round. The Italian lost the first set but made a strong comeback to register a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win.
The World No. 8 has had a mixed 2025 season, following a breakout campaign last year in which she reached two Major finals and won Olympic gold in doubles. She has failed to make it past the fourth round of a Slam this year, and arrived in Wuhan on the back of a quarter-final loss to Amanda Anisimova in Beijing.
Clara Tauson, on the other hand, achieved her career-best ranking of World No. 12 last month. The 22-year-old kicked off her 2025 campaign with a title in Auckland. She made the final of a WTA 1000 event for the first time in her career in Dubai, where she stunned World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka before losing to Mirra Andreeva in the final.
Her 34-20 win-loss record this season highlights her rise. Tauson dominated Croatians Olga Danilovic and Antonia Ruzic in the first two rounds in Wuhan.
Jasmine Paolini vs Clara Tauson head-to-head
Paolini leads the head-to-head record against Tauson 1-0. The Italian defeated the Danish youngster 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 64 at the China Open last year.
Jasmine Paolini vs Clara Tauson prediction
Tauson's three WTA titles have all come on hardcourt, and she almost stunned Paolini in the China Open last year. She has emerged as one of the best rising talents and is expected to give Paolini a stern test on Thursday.
However, Paolini also boasts an impressive record on hardcourt this season, with 22 of her 32 wins coming on the surface. The 29-year-old registered her 40th WTA 1000 hardcourt win in her previous match.
Paolini is fighting for a WTA Finals berth and cannot afford an early exit. She is among the leading candidates to secure one of the remaining three spots in .Riyadh
Pick: Paolini to win in three sets.
Jasmine Paolini vs Clara Tauson odds
(Odds are sourced from 1XBet and Wincomparator)
Jasmine Paolini vs Clara Tauson betting tips
Tip 1: Result: Paolini to win this match.
Tip 2: Tauson to win a set.
Tip 3: The match will go over 25 games.
