The women’s round of 16 goes down at the Cincinnati Open on Thursday.
The pregame narrative: Ella Seidel and Varvara Grecheva have little separating them and a long gruelling match should be expected between the two overachieving competitors. Later on, Veronika Kudermetova and Magda Linette face off for the last spot in the quarterfinal.
Check out my top Cincinnati Open predictions for the round of 16.
Cincinnati Open predictions
Best Bet: Kudermetova -2.5 games (-118)
Linette made a statement in the round of 32, beating No. 4-ranked Jessica Pegula. But I still can’t get behind her recent results.
- She’s lost five of her past eight matches.
- Her opponent covered this spread in all five losses.
Since the start of last season, Linette is 25-26 on hardcourts. Her 21-19 overall record in 2025 is nothing special either.
On the other hand, Kudermetova is 31-19 in 2025 and 18-10 on this playing surface.
The Russian has also been much better at holding serve, showing how hard she’s been to break.
Key stat: Kudermetova has held 83% (29/35) of her service games at the Cincinnati Open compared to Linette who has a 76% hold rate (19/25).
Seidel vs. Gracheva best bet
Over 21.5 games (-120): Seidel has been relentless at this event, putting away back-to-back top 40-ranked players.
She did need all three sets in each match, however, and overall has gone the distance in four of her five wins at the Cincinnati Open.
Her opponent in the round of 16, Gracheva, has also needed all three sets in two of her past three wins.
While both players are rolling, neither has won more than 56% of their total games at the Cincinnati Open, making it difficult for either player to pull away in their matches.
The 20-year-old German has been extremely resilient at this event and I expect that to continue as she searches for her first WTA Tour title.
I also want to note that this is a lower total that these players can go over in two close sets.
Cincinnati Open predictions made at 12:28 p.m. on 08/14/2025.
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