Podoroska vs Lamens Prediction 18 September 2026
🔊 Former Roland Garros semi-finalist Nadia Podoroska is gradually working her way back to her best after a serious hip injury, and for the first time since 2024 she has reached a WTA quarter-final, here in São Paulo. Her opponent, Suzan Lamens, is also a former top-100 player and, unlike Podoroska, has a WTA title to her name - won in Osaka two years ago. It makes for an interesting contest to see whose experience counts more.
Head-to-Head
📊 The two players have never met before.
Head-to-head statistics Podoroska - Lamens
Nadia Podoroska Player Overview
Nadia Podoroska began the year building form on the ITF circuit and picked up titles on both hard courts and clay. Her hard-court stretch before the WTA 250 in São Paulo was less successful, however - she finished it with an even record of 3-3. That said, on her way to the quarter-finals on the Brazilian clay she dropped no sets, beating Lucrezia Stefanini 6-3, 6-4 and Eva Lys 7-5, 6-2. Relatively short by modern standards at 170 cm, Podoroska's game is built not on power but on tactical discipline, endurance and variety. She is very much a counter-puncher who operates mainly from the baseline, though she is no stranger to the net either.
Match Results: Nadia Podoroska
Suzan Lamens Player Overview
Unlike her upcoming opponent, Suzan Lamens has been without a title since 2024. The strongest stretch of her current season came at the start of the year, when she reached two quarter-finals and one semi-final at Challengers in Oeiras, played on indoor and clay courts. In the São Paulo main draw, Lamens dropped one set in total in the first round against Carolina Alves (3-6, 7-6, 6-2), then gave Solana Sierra no chance in the second round (6-3, 6-2). The Dutchwoman is an aggressive baseliner who combines athletic defence with a constant drive to attack. That said, despite her emphasis on power, Lamens periodically shows a fine touch at the net and can play with subtlety thanks to a varied technical repertoire.
Match Results: Suzan Lamens
Key factors
- Suzan Lamens is an aggressive baseliner who relies on power hitting.
- The Argentine prefers to avoid unnecessary risks and shows greater tactical variety.
- Nadia Podoroska has been in better form throughout the recent summer hard-court swing.
Expected scenario
From the opening games, Nadia Podoroska will look to draw Suzan Lamens into long, grinding baseline rallies, steadily targeting her backhand with heavy topspin forehands and disrupting the rhythm with unexpected drop shots. The aggressive Dutchwoman, by contrast, will focus on quick, powerful returns, looking to seize the initiative within two or three shots and exploit the Argentine's second serve.
⭐ Editor's Pick
This match looks set to be a battle of nerves between two players with broadly similar court positions and styles, though the South American player is likely to hold the initiative given her more aggressive approach. The outcome may well hinge on her consistency: if Susan can keep her unforced errors low and reliably drive the ball down the line through Podoroska's defensive game, she should take control. That said, Nadia's mental resilience and tactical adaptability in extended rallies make her the stronger option if the match becomes a prolonged affair. Either way, a tight scoreline seems hard to avoid. Our pick: Total Games - Over 20.5.
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