World number 107 Nuria Parrizas Diaz will be up against the 542nd-ranked Malaika Rapolu in the first round of the 2025 WTA Austin Open which will be played on Monday, February 24. Get all the Nuria Parrizas Diaz v Malaika Rapolu predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Nuria Parrizas Diaz v Malaika Rapolu Head to Head
Parrizas Diaz and Rapolu have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
Parrizas Diaz Struggling to Get Going This Year
Having opted to take part in the Canberra ITF competition to kick-start her season, Nuria Parrizas Diaz made it to the semifinal there which should have helped her get tuned for the Australian Open Swing and beyond.
Unfortunately for Parrizas Diaz, things have gone downhill for her since then.
The 33-year-old Spaniard hasn’t won a main draw match this year, losing to Elise Mertens in the first round at Hobart, going down to Iva Jovic in the Australian Open opener while failing to qualify for the Linz Open.
The good news for Parrizas Diaz is that she now takes on a wildcard entrant who has never ranked in the top 500.
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Rapolu on WTA Debut
A winner of the W50 ITF tournament in Austin in November last year meant that Malaika Rapolu qualified to feature in the Austin Open as a wildcard entrant. She had dropped just one set in that tournament which was also her last for the season.
This year, however, Rapolu hasn’t started too as well as she would have liked.
Featuring in an ITF tournament on clay to kick-start her season, Rapolu lost in the first round there before going down in her opener at another ITF competition on indoor hardcourt surface.
Rapolu then tried to qualify for the Spring ITF competition in an outdoor hardcourt competition but lost before making the main draw there.
Can she make things tough for her opponent on her debut?
Parrizas Diaz v Rapolu Prediction
Rapolu will be a touch nervous coming into this one and that should give Parrizas Diaz an opportunity to win her her first match of the season.
Parrizas Diaz v Rapolu Tips
- Over 18.5 games in the match: 8/11
