Elena Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko will square off in the semifinal of the Eastbourne International for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jelena Ostapenko who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jelena Ostapenko is the pick to win this match.
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.92
Elena Rybakina -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Elena Rybakina vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This will be the 2nd time that Elena Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ostapenko won 7-5 6-1 in the quarter in Linz back in 2019.
Elena Rybakina
Ranked no. 21, Elena got to the semifinal after defeating Harriet Dart 6-2 6-75 6-4, Elina Svitolina 6-4 7-63 and Anastasija Sevastova 2-6 7-67 7-65.
In the quarter against Sevastova, The Kazakhstani recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-67 7-65).-113) than Sevastova. In fact, the world no. 21 won 113 points vs Sevastova’s. That means that Rybakina was more focused during the important points. Rybakina was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rybakina bagged 3 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Elena Rybakina lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Rybakina put 48% of her first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (25/56) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Sevastova 3 times after converting 33% of her break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Elena started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 51% of the points she played.
Rybakina has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 69% of her matches (185-84). 4-1 on grass in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Rybakina has an overall11-3 match record in the last 7 years on grass.
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 16-11 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
Elena has never competed in this tournament before.
Jelena Ostapenko
Ranked no. 43, Jelena reached the semifinal after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-3, Ons Jabeur 5-7 6-4 6-3 and Daria Kasatkina 1-6 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter against Kasatkina, Ostapenko recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Ostapenko scored 84 points vs Kasatkina’s 77. Ostapenko was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Ostapenko wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Jelena Ostapenko lost the serve 7 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Ostapenko put 60% of her first serves in, winning 59% (29/49) of the points behind her 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. The Latvian broke Kasatkina 7 times after converting 78% of her break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jelena started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Ostapenko has a compiled 17-11 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rybakina | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 74 |
| Pts | 306-292 | 239-202 |
| Total Points | 598 | 441 |
| Winners | 105 | 90 |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% |
Both Rybakina and Ostapenko played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elena Rybakina surrendered 2 sets, while Jelena Ostapenko lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Rybakina and Ostapenko have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Rybakina played 14 games more than Ostapenko. The Kazakhstani scored 105 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Latvian recorded 90 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rybakina | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 149/272 | 135/221 |
| %1st in | 55% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 105/149 | 90/135 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 60/123 | 40/86 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 47% |
Rybakina managed to score 17 aces (5.7 per match). Ostapenko made 6 aces (2 per match). Rybakina won 70% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Ostapenko won 67% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rybakina | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 18 |
| Converted | 12/37 | 18/29 |
| % Converted | 32% | 62% |
| Conceded | 22 | 20 |
| Saved | 12 | 7 |
| % Saved | 55% | 35% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 13 |
Rybakina broke her opponents 12 times with a 32% conversion rate. Elena conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded. The Latvian broke her opponents 18 times with a 62% conversion rate. The Latvian conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 35% of the break points that she conceded.
| Rybakina | |||||
| R1 Dart |
R2 Svitolina |
1/4 Sevastova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-75 6-4 | 6-4 7-63 | 2-6 7-67 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 23 | 34 | 88 | |
| pts | 108-100 | 85-71 | 113-121 | 306-292 | |
| Total points | 208 | 156 | 234 | 598 | |
| Winners | 31 | 38 | 36 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 45% | 32% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 48/87 | 50/78 | 51/107 | 149/272 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 64% | 48% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 31/48 | 38/50 | 36/51 | 105/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 76% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/39 | 15/28 | 25/56 | 60/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 54% | 45% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/22 | 3/6 | 3/9 | 12/37 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 50% | 33% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 7/9 | 5/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 78% | 50% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Ostapenko | |||||
| R1 Pavlyuchenkova |
R2 Jabeur |
1/4 Kasatkina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | 1-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 27 | 74 | |
| pts | 59-37 | 96-88 | 84-77 | 239-202 | |
| Total points | 96 | 184 | 161 | 441 | |
| Winners | 21 | 40 | 29 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 25/46 | 61/93 | 49/82 | 135/221 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 66% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/25 | 40/61 | 29/49 | 90/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 66% | 59% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 16/32 | 14/33 | 40/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 50% | 42% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 6/12 | 7/9 | 18/29 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 78% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 2/7 | 5/12 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 29% | 42% | 24% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLLWLL Tennis Scores in Eastbourne
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (2-6 7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (7-65 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (2-6 7-67 7-65) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (1-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (1-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Anastasija SevastovaSevastova (2-6 7-6(7) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Camila GiorgiGiorgi – Anett KontaveitKontaveit (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
