Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina will play each other in the final of the Internationaux de Strasbourg for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11 am on PATRICE DOMINGUEZ. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elina Svitolina is the pick to win this match.
Elina Svitolina -> 1.72
Elena Rybakina -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Elina Svitolina vs. Elena Rybakina
There is no head to head record between Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Elina Svitolina
Ranked no. 5, Elina reached the final after beating Magda Linette 7-60 7-5, Jil Teichmann 6-4 6-3 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 4-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, Svitolina defeated Sabalenka (6-2 4-6 6-4). During the match Svitolina scored 89 points vs Sabalenka’s 81. Elina was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Svitolina scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and she committed only 2 double faults. Elina Svitolina lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Svitolina put 53% of her first serves in, winning 73% (32/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Sabalenka 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points she played.
Svitolina has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of her matches (390-195). 5-1 on clay in 2020. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Svitolina has a 94-51 record in the last years on clay.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Monterrey where she overcame Marie Bouzkova in the final 7-5 4-6 6-4.
Elina has a 16-7 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Strasbourg
Elina didn’t compete in Strasbourg in 2019.
Elena Rybakina
Ranked no. 18, Elena reached the final after beating Greetje Minnen 7-5 6-4, Alize Cornet 6-3 7-68, Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-2 and Nao Hibino 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Hibino (6-3 6-4). During the match Rybakina scored 66 points vs Hibino’s 54. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Rybakina struck 5 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Elena Rybakina was pretty efficent on serve to win 78% (29/37) of her 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Kazakhstani broke Hibino twice after converting 50% of her break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rybakina hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Hobart where she beat Shuai Zhang in the final 7-6(7) 6-3.
Elena has a 28-7 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Strasbourg
Elena didn’t play in Strasbourg in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svitolina | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 72 | 80 |
| Pts | 254-218 | 286-231 |
| Total Points | 472 | 517 |
| Winners | 94 | 108 |
| %Winners | 37% | 38% |
Svitolina played 3 matches while Rybakina competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Elina Svitolina lost 1 set while Elena Rybakina hasn’t conceded a set so far. Svitolina has played 1 set(s) less than Rybakina (7 vs 8). Therefore, Svitolina played 8 games less than Rybakina. Svitolina scored 94 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Rybakina bagged 108 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svitolina | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 147/246 | 143/254 |
| %1st in | 60% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 94/147 | 108/143 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 51/99 | 62/111 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 56% |
Svitolina bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Rybakina scored 16 aces (4 per match). Svitolina won 64% points behind her first serve. She quite strong on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Rybakina won 76% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svitolina | Rybakina |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 13 |
| Converted | 16/27 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 59% | 48% |
| Conceded | 24 | 16 |
| Saved | 13 | 11 |
| % Saved | 54% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 5 |
Svitolina broke her opponents 16 times with a 59% conversion rate. Elina conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded. The Kazakhstani broke her opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Elena conceded her serve 5 times and she saved 69% of the break points that she conceded.
| Svitolina | |||||
| R2 Linette |
1/4 Belen Teichmann |
1/2 Sabalenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 19 | 28 | 72 | |
| pts | 96-81 | 69-56 | 89-81 | 254-218 | |
| Total points | 177 | 125 | 170 | 472 | |
| Winners | 35 | 27 | 32 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/101 | 42/62 | 44/83 | 147/246 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 68% | 53% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 35/61 | 27/42 | 32/44 | 94/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 64% | 73% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 9/20 | 19/39 | 51/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 45% | 49% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/11 | 6/10 | 16/27 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 45% | 60% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 2/5 | 4/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 40% | 50% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Rybakina | ||||||
| R1 Minnen |
R2 Cornet |
1/4 Zhang |
1/2 Hibino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-3 7-68 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 80 | |
| pts | 79-68 | 82-73 | 59-36 | 66-54 | 286-231 | |
| Total points | 147 | 155 | 95 | 120 | 517 | |
| Winners | 25 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 35% | 42% | 44% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 34/65 | 41/82 | 31/47 | 37/60 | 143/254 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 50% | 66% | 62% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 29/41 | 25/31 | 29/37 | 108/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 71% | 81% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 23/41 | 9/16 | 13/23 | 62/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 56% | 56% | 57% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/8 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 38% | 67% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/7 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 71% | 67% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
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