Women’s Olympic Tennis Quarter-Final – Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina taking place? Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina will take place on Wednesday 28th July, 2021 at (not before) 03:00 (UK)
Where is Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina taking place? Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina will take place at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo
What surface is Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina played on? Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina will be played on hard courts
Where can I get tickets for Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina? There are no tickets for Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina as Olympic Tennis will take place without spectators.
What TV channel is Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina on in the UK? Olympic coverage is shared between BBC and Eurosport so it is worth checking their schedules for Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina
Where can I stream Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina in the UK? If Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina is televised on BBC then it can be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app. If Camila Giorgi vs Elina Svitolina is televised on Eurosport then subscribers can stream the match live on Eurosport Player
THE PREDICTION
World number 61 Camila Giorgi pulled off one of her best results for some time by beating in-form world number seven Karolina Pliskova in straight sets on Tuesday. The 29-year-old has now taken out two top 20 opponents this week to reach the quarter-finals at Tokyo 2020 and beating the Wimbledon runner-up makes her a surprise medal contender here. In her way next is world number six Elina Svitolina who is suddenly the top seed in the draw after a calamitous round of 16 for the Women’s Singles seeds at the Olympic Games. The 26-year-old has made the quarter-finals of an Olympic Games for the second successive time after coming back from a set down to beat Maria Sakkari on Tuesday.
Svitolina won the first meeting between the two way back in 2014 at the Wuhan Open but Giorgi levelled things on grass three years later at the Birmingham Classic to leave this third meeting finely poised. Now the highest seed in the draw, the gold medal is Svitolina’s to lose and she has crumbled under that kind of pressure before. Still, she looks the likeliest winner of the two so take the Ukrainian to win at least a set here in what looks likely to see three sets.
