Indian Wells 2024: Paula Badosa vs Ashlyn Krueger; Preview, Prediction and Head-to-Head

The show has already started at the ‘Tennis Paradise‘. Fasten your seat belts as the superstars of the tennis world are all set to take you through a joy ride in California. Paula Badosa takes on America’s Ashlyn Krueger in her first match at the BNP Paribas Open in India Wells. Both of them met each other less than a month ago at the Qatar Open in Doha. The Spaniard had the last laugh that time. Who will get the upper hand this time around? 

Badosa has been struggling with injuries and lack of form over the last few years. But do you think it’ll be wise to rule out the former world number 2, against the 19YO American? Well, let’s look into some of the statistics before jumping to any predictions for this match.

Paula Badosa vs Ashlyn Krueger: Preview

Paula Badosa had a tumultuous run this year, winning just four of her last nine matches. She gave a walkover in her last match against Switzerland’s Lulu Sun at the Dubai Tennis Championships due to an injury. So, before stepping onto the court the biggest question surrounding the 26-year-old Spaniard will be- Is she fit to play the full match? 

Well, as per her latest social media posts, she looked quite ready in her training sessions as well as in the ‘Tie Break Tens‘ partnering with her boyfriend Stefanos Tsitsipas.

So, this is going to be an intriguing clash to watch out for. But talking about the Texas-born teenage tennis sensation, Ashlyn Krueger. She has been in good form recently after having a slow start to her season. Krueger has won 6 out of her last 9 matches. In the 2024 AO, she faced the finalist from China, Qinwen Zheng in her first. It took three sets for the Chinese to defeat the 19YO American.

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But in her last tournament in Dubai, Karolina Pliskova defeated her in the R32 of the Dubai Tennis Championships. She’ll look to take a giant leap in her next tournament to make a mark on the bigger stages. Let’s have a closer look at their H2H.

Badosa vs Krueger: Head-to-Head

The last they met, Paula Badosa defeated Krueger by 6-3,4-6,6-4. That was their first meeting. What’s your prediction about the scoreline in their second meeting on Wednesday? Here are some stats that may help you make a prediction.

Paula Badosa has won the Indian Wells title in 2021. That was, in fact, her main draw debut and the next year she finished at the SF spot. In 2023, she got knocked out in the third round. On the other hand, Ashlyn Krueger has appeared in the Indian Wells in 2021,2022 and 2023. She got eliminated in the first round on all three occasions. Although, this time she’s ranked two places above the Spaniard. But a healthy Badosa is always a threat to win.

Prediction: Badosa to win in three sets

Despite struggling with injuries over the last few months, Paula Badosa will be very confident facing Ashlyn Krueger in her first match at Indian Wells. Especially, looking at the outcome of their previous meeting, she’d really fancy herself in what is supposedly one of her luckier venues in the world.

Badosa has won her opening-round matches at the Indian Wells on all her previous occasions. In fact, her 4 wins this season have all come on hard courts. Whereas, Krueger has suffered a total of seven defeats this year on the hard courts.

The American has a 79-58 record on hard courts whereas Badosa has a positive 128-74 record on hard courts. Looking at her experience in Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Paula Badosa is clearly the favorite if she plays the full match. What are your thoughts on this epic clash?

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