Diana Shnaider vs Katie Volynets Preview & Prediction | 2025 Madrid Open | Second Round

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Diana Shnaider takes on Katie Volynets for a place in the third-round of the Madrid Open.

Ranking points: WTA 1000

Start date/time: Thursday 24th April, 2025: UK – not before 12:20pm / US ET – not before 7:20am / US PT – not before 4:20am

Venue: Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

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Diana Shnaider vs Katie Volynets prediction

Diana Shnaider has started her clay court campaign by making just the round-of-16 stage of both Charleston and Stuttgart, losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova and Elise Mertens respectively. Her doubles career is still flourishing however, with doubles titles in Brisbane and Miami earlier this year.

Katie Volynets made it past Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-0 to reach the second-round here. Despite the flattering scoreline, the American still conceded 14 break point opportunities but managed to save nine of them and race clear in the second. The American cannot afford similar failings against Shnaider, who will pose far more of a challenge in this one.

They’ve never faced off on clay though did play on hard court in 2022 at Santa Fe, with Shnaider triumphing in three sets. Volynets must be aware of how aggressive Shnaider can be, especially with the high bounce that clay offers. We can see Shnaider making her way past Volynets in three sets.

Diana Shnaider vs Katie Volynets tip: Diana Shnaider to win 2-1