🎾 WTA Madrid R2: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Bernarda Pera

🎾 WTA Madrid R2: Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Bernarda Pera

🧠 Form & Context

Beatriz Haddad Maia
🇧🇷 From top-10 to turmoil: Once a rising force in the WTA top tier, Haddad Maia’s 2025 has turned into a nightmare. With a 2–12 record this season and riding a nine-match losing streak, the Brazilian’s confidence appears to be at rock bottom.
📉 Recent struggles: Her last win came at the Australian Open, and since then, it’s been straight-set losses—including a demoralizing 6-1, 6-2 defeat to Emma Navarro in Stuttgart.
📍 Madrid burden: A quarterfinalist here last year, Haddad Maia enters this match under pressure to defend big points with zero form to lean on.

Bernarda Pera
🇺🇸 Back from the brink: Pera lost in qualifying but got into the main draw as a lucky loser and took full advantage by defeating Jana Fett in R1—her first WTA main-draw win since January.
📍 Madrid familiarity: Her biggest WTA 1000 run came right here in 2018, when she reached the fourth round with upset wins over Sabalenka and Konta. She’s shown she knows how to exploit the altitude.
📉 Form before Madrid: Had been on a six-match losing streak herself, but the Fett win suggests she's ready to reset and rebuild confidence.

🔍 Match Breakdown

On paper, Haddad Maia should be the favorite—top 20 caliber, heavy spin, and a physical game that thrives on clay. But in reality, her timing is off, her movement looks hesitant, and her shot selection has grown increasingly conservative under pressure.

Pera, meanwhile, is playing with house money. She’s fresh off a win, has nothing to defend, and her lefty patterns—flat backhands and early timing—play well in Madrid’s conditions. She’s dangerous when the scoreboard pressure is off, and this match sets up perfectly for her to pounce on a fragile opponent.

Haddad Maia has the pedigree, but Pera has the timing, confidence, and freedom. If the Brazilian doesn’t hit the ground running, Pera’s early aggression and familiarity with Madrid’s bounce could swing the momentum quickly.

🔮 Prediction

Prediction: Bernarda Pera in straight sets
Unless Haddad Maia pulls out her 2023 level overnight, this has upset written all over it. Expect Pera to dictate early and take advantage of the Brazilian’s hesitation in key moments.