Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Internationaux de Strasbourg for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9.40 pm 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 -> 1.81
Aryna Sabalenka -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Elina Svitolina vs. Aryna Sabalenka
This will be the 2nd time that Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Elina Svitolina
Ranked no. 5, Elina got to the semifinal after beating Magda Linette 7-60 7-5 and Jil Teichmann 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Elina had a good straight sets win against Belen Teichmann (6-4 6-3). During the match Svitolina scored 69 points vs Belen Teichmann’s 56. The Ukrainian was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Svitolina fired 5 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Elina Svitolina lost the serve 3 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Svitolina put 68% of her first serves in, winning 64% (27/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (9/20) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Belen Teichmann 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Svitolina hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.
Svitolina has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 67% of her matches (389-195). 4-1 on clay in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Svitolina has a 93-51 win-loss 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 15-7 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Strasbourg
Elina didn’t play in Strasbourg in 2019.
Aryna Sabalenka
Ranked no. 12, the Belarussian got to the semifinal after defeating Ellen Perez 6-4 6-3, Anna Blinkova 1-6 6-4 6-2 and Katerina Siniakova 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Siniakova, Sabalenka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Sabalenka scored 88 points vs Siniakova’s 82. Sabalenka was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Sabalenka fired 3 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Aryna Sabalenka lost the serve 5 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Sabalenka put 77% of her first serves in, winning 60% (41/68) of the points behind her 1st serve and 35% (7/20) on the 2nd serve. Sabalenka broke Siniakova 6 times after converting 75% of her break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aryna has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Doha where she beat Petra Kvitova in the final 6-3 6-3.
Aryna has a 18-8 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Strasbourg
Aryna lost in the semifinal to Dayana Yastremska.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svitolina | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 70 |
| Pts | 165-137 | 229-209 |
| Total Points | 302 | 438 |
| Winners | 62 | 98 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Svitolina played 2 matches while Sabalenka competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Aryna Sabalenka lost 2 sets while Elina Svitolina hasn’t dropped a set so far. Svitolina has played 4 set(s) less than Sabalenka (4 vs 8). Therefore, Svitolina played 26 games less than Sabalenka. The Ukrainian scored 62 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Aryna blasted 98 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svitolina | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 103/163 | 150/224 |
| %1st in | 63% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 62/103 | 98/150 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 32/60 | 34/74 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 46% |
Svitolina struck 6 aces (3 per match). Sabalenka recorded 5 aces (1.7 per match). Svitolina won 60% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Sabalenka won 65% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svitolina | Sabalenka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 14 |
| Converted | 10/17 | 14/21 |
| % Converted | 59% | 67% |
| Conceded | 16 | 22 |
| Saved | 9 | 11 |
| % Saved | 56% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 11 |
The Ukrainian broke her opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Ukrainian lost her serve 7 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. The Belarussian broke her opponents 14 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Belarussian conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Svitolina | ||||
| R2 Linette |
1/4 Belen Teichmann |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 19 | 44 | |
| pts | 96-81 | 69-56 | 165-137 | |
| Total points | 177 | 125 | 302 | |
| Winners | 35 | 27 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 61/101 | 42/62 | 103/163 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/61 | 27/42 | 62/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 64% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 9/20 | 32/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 45% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/11 | 10/17 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 45% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 2/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 40% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Sabalenka | |||||
| R1 Perez |
R2 Blinkova |
1/4 Siniakova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 1-6 6-4 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 25 | 26 | 70 | |
| pts | 59-46 | 82-81 | 88-82 | 229-209 | |
| Total points | 105 | 163 | 170 | 438 | |
| Winners | 24 | 33 | 41 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/58 | 47/78 | 68/88 | 150/224 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 77% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 24/35 | 33/47 | 41/68 | 98/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 70% | 60% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 13/31 | 7/20 | 34/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 42% | 35% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/6 | 6/8 | 14/21 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 75% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 3/7 | 4/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 43% | 44% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Strasbourg
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Shuai ZhangZhang (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Nao HibinoHibino – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (7-62 7-64) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Jil TeichmannTeichmann (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nao HibinoHibino – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (1-0) – H2H and prediction
