Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka will face off in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 3rd time of their career.
Elina Svitolina
Ranked no. 6, Svitolina will start her run in Rome hoping to win her 14th career title after she conquered Singapore in 2018. Svitolina has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2019, 0-1 on clay as she is recovering from a knee injury.
Svitolina best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Dubai.
Last year’s result in Rome
Svitolina won the title last year in Rome after defeating Simona Halep 6-0 6-4
Victoria Azarenka
Ranked no. 51 Azarenka will start her run in Rome hoping to win her 21st career title after she won her last title in Miami in 2016.
Azarenka has a 13-9 win-loss record in 2019, 4-2 on clay. Azarenka best result of the season was getting to the finals in Monterrey.
Last year’s result in Rome
Azarenka got to the 1st round last year in Rome before losing 6-0 6-3 to Naomi Osaka
HEAD TO HEAD Elina Svitolina vs. Victoria Azarenka
This will be the 3rd time that Elina Svitolina and Victoria Azarenka face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Azarenka (see stats), but they have never played on clay.
The last time that they played, Svitolina won 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Toronto in 2015.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elina Svitolina who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Victoria Azarenka is the pick to win this match.
Victoria Azarenka -> 1.66
Elina Svitolina -> 2.10
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