WTA Madrid has produced some phenomenal matches over the last week. The 96-person draw has dwindled to eight as some of the best WTA players in the world duke it out for this 1000-level title. Tuesday in Madrid features two quarterfinal matches, including No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek taking on Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia. As always, we at LWOT have a preview and prediction for all happenings around the Mutua Madrid Open. But who will advance to the semis?<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head<\/strong>: Jabeur 2-0<\/p>\n Ons Jabeur holds the 2-0 head-to-head advantage over Madison Keys, though this will be their first meeting on the clay. Keys has always been a solid clay-court player, showing those skills off at WTA Madrid. She knocked out two seeds this week, including compatriot Coco Gauff in the Round of 16. In that two-hour, 30-minute battle, Keys proved she has the match fitness to play deep into three-setters on the dirt.<\/p>\n Jabeur has always favored clay as her favorite surface. She holds a 72.3% winning percentage in clay-court WTA matches, including a 45-13 mark since 2021. Jabeur has had a much-needed bounce-back week at WTA Madrid. Coming into this event, she had won just one of her previous seven matches. Her 6-0, 6-4 Round of 16 win over Ostapenko put the tour on notice that she will be a contender in Paris.<\/p>\n This should be an entertaining battle between two clean ball-strikers. Jabeur’s aforementioned struggles seem to be behind her, as her play this week should give her a lot of confidence heading into this quarterfinal bout.<\/p>\n Prediction: Jabeur in 3<\/em><\/p>\n