Elina Svitolina vs Elena Rybakina Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | Round of 16
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Elina Svitolina beat Elena Rybakina to Bronze at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 but Rybakina has vastly improved since that most recent encounter.
START DATE/TIME: Monday 3rd June 2024, UK – not before 10:00 / US EST – not before 05:00 / US PST – not before 02:00
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis
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ELINA SVITOLINA – Career-high WTA world ranking of third
World number 19 Elina Svitolina beat Ana Bogdan in straight sets to avoid a potential upset on Saturday, backing-up tough wins over Karolina Pliskova and Diane Parry. The 29-year-old returned to tour from maternity leave this time last season with an all-new and improved aggressive playstyle that saw her reach the quarter-finals here before defeat to second seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Svitolina went on to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon, upsetting Iga Swiatek in a three-set thriller before falling short against eventual champion Marketa Vondrousova.
ELENA RYBAKINA – 2022 Wimbledon champion
World number four Elena Rybakina beat Elise Mertens in straight sets to maintain a spotless run at Roland-Garros. The 24-year-old stunned the field to win her maiden Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2022 but she first impressed at this level here in Paris with a run to the quarter-finals, where she stunned Serena Williams before losing in three tight sets to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Rybakina finished runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at the following Australian Open in 2023 but she has struggled to make as much impact at a major since.
ELINA SVITOLINA VS ELENA RYBAKINA PREDICTION
Elina Svitolina leads Elena Rybakina 2-1 in their head-to-head but the pair have not met since 2021, where Svitolina edged a three-set Bronze Medal match at the Tokyo Olympic Games against the then rising star. Rybakina has thoroughly improved on tour since, winning three WTA titles already this season, including via a victory on clay over Iga Swiatek at the Stuttgart Open, and she looks resolute in her pursuit of a clash with one of her top four rivals this fortnight.
Svitolina is a little way off of the pace that saw her write an incredible narrative last summer. Back Rybakina to reach the quarter-finals.
ELINA SVITOLINA VS ELENA RYBAKINA TIP: ELENA RYBAKINA TO WIN
