Iva Jovic vs Kamilla Rakhimova Prediction China Open - Beijing · Oct 5, 2026

Analysis

Iva Jovic walks into the Beijing third round on a five-match winning streak, four of those wins arriving in straight sets against Zeynep Sonmez, Magdalena Frech, Cristina Bucsa and Peyton Stearns, before a tougher 2-1 against Harriet Dart. Kamilla Rakhimova is also playing well: she beat Barbora Krejcikova 2-0, Polina Kudermetova 2-1, Marina Bassols Ribera 2-0 and Leylah Annie Fernandez 2-1, with a 0-2 loss to Katie Volynets the only recent setback. The difference is in how the wins are being built — Jovic has been closing matches early, while Rakhimova has needed a deciding set in two of her last four. On a medium-paced Beijing hard court, Jovic's heavier first strike and early court position should let her dictate the baseline exchanges, whereas Rakhimova's counter-punching instincts tend to extend rallies rather than finish them. Rakhimova serves and competes well enough to steal a set if her returning sharpens, but Jovic looks the steadier player in the decisive games.