Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Anna Schmiedlova Prediction, Picks, Odds, H2H, Stats - 7/29/24

Beatriz Haddad Maia will be a big favorite in the second round of the Olympic Women’s tennis tournament when the Brazil native takes on Anna Schmiedlova on Tuesday in Paris.

Haddad Maia is listed at -265 to get past the Slovakian National but Schmiedlova has a reputation on clay with over 200 wins.

Schmiedlova eased to a first-round win against Katie Boulter on Sunday to open her Olympic ledger and EJ Garr’s Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Anna Schmiedlova prediction has expectations on the Slovakian to keep it closer than the experts think.

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Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Anna Schmiedlova Prediction: Buckle Up For A Show!

• Prediction: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova +4 Games Handicap
• Best Odds: -115
• Bookmaker: Pinnacle
• Stakes: 3/10

Odds updated at  7:00 am UK Time July 29, 2024. 

Beatriz Haddad Maia and Anna Schmiedlova have one thing in common: a love to play on a clay surface. Between the two of these ladies, they have competed in over 450 matches on clay adding up to a boatload of games on this surface.

With all this experience on clay at the Olympic Games, this match might be the best we will see in this tournament. Haddad Maia is the 14th seed in Paris and the Brazilian native is ranked 22nd on the WTA Tour well ahead of 70th-ranked Schmiedlova.

Rankings, spankings! You all know I don’t emphasize the rankings because there is nothing to take from them other than to notice a number and move on.

Schmiedlova was a +110 underdog against 34th-ranked Katie Boulter in the first round but look which player is in the second round? I see no sign of any Brits playing tennis in Paris anymore because Boulter was the lone representative for her Nation at the Olympic Games.

Oddly, in reading the lines I see -140 for Schmiedlova to win a set in this match but Haddad Maia is listed at -225 to win the first and second sets. 

You know I am always thinking about the Over 2.5 Sets prop, and at +143 I expect this match to go the distance because we’re on clay. My first instinct is to grab the +4 games on Schmiedlova to keep this close by taking a set from Haddad Maia.

BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA RECENT FORM

Beatriz picked up her first career win at the Olympic Games on Sunday but it didn’t come easily. Haddad Maia was pushed to three sets against French native Varvara Gracehva who was inspired by the home Roland Garros crowd.

The Brazilian isn’t enjoying much about the 2024 campaign with a 19 – 18 record but her career record on clay sits at 122 – 62. With a 7 – 5 record on the dirt this season, Beatriz has seven titles to her credit although they are wins at the ITF level. 

ANNA SCHMIEDLOVA RECENT FORM

Anna Schmiedlova now has two earned wins at the Olympic Games after plowing her way past Katie Boulter on Sunday. The other victory at the Olympics came in 2016 at the Rio Games.

Anna has a career record of 167 – 100 on clay including 6 ITF titles and a pair of WTA titles on this surface. The Slovakian is 13 – 8 this season on the dirt including a run to the Parma Challenger title right before the French Open.

HADDAD MAIA VS SCHMIEDLOVA HTH –  STAT OF THE MATCH

The only meeting between Haddad Maia and Schmiedlova took place in April of 2019 at Bogota, a fight that Beatriz won in straight sets although both frames went into a tie-break, 7 – 6, 7 – 6.

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