Elina Svitolina and Xiyu Wang will square off in the semifinal of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Stadium. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.56
Xiyu Wang -> 2.44
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Prediction and head to head Elina Svitolina vs. Xiyu Wang
There is no head to head record between Elina Svitolina and Xiyu Wang since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Elina Svitolina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-12 | 10-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-20 | 31-13 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 10-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 25, Svitolina got to the semifinal after defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3, Emma Raducanu 6-75 7-63 6-1 and Marie Bouzkova 6-0 6-3.
In the quarter, Elina had a good straight sets win against Bouzkova (6-0 6-3). During the match, Svitolina scored 54 points vs Bouzkova’s 31. The Ukrainian was extremely aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Regarding the service games, Svitolina struck 3 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Elina Svitolina lost the serve once and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Svitolina put 61% of her first serves in, winning 63% (19/30) of the points behind her 1st serve and 68% (13/19) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Bouzkova 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Svitolina has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 68% of her matches (310-149). 3-0 on hard in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Svitolina has an overall 189-91 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Svitolina has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
The Ukrainian has never competed in this tournament before.
Xiyu Wang
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-17 | 12-10 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 17-17 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-25 | 15-10 | 23-11 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-19 | 8-7 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 11-7 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 71, Wang got to the semifinal after beating Jaqueline Cristian 6-1 5-7 7-63, Xinyu Wang 6-3 3-6 7-62 and Diane Parry 6-73 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Parry, Xiyu recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-3 6-4). During the match Wang scored 116 points vs Parry’s 110. Xiyu was very aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Wang managed to score 4 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Xiyu Wang lost the serve 4 times and she saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Wang put 72% of her first serves in, winning 65% (59/91) of the points behind her 1st serve and 37% (13/35) on the 2nd serve. Xiyu broke Parry 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points she played.
Xiyu has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svitolina | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 95 |
| Pts | 252-206 | 329-299 |
| Total Points | 458 | 628 |
| Winners | 100 | 159 |
| %Winners | 40% | 48% |
Both Svitolina and Wang played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elina Svitolina conceded 1 set, while Xiyu Wang dropped 3 sets. Svitolina has played 2 set(s) less than Wang (7 vs 9). Therefore, Svitolina played 28 games less than Wang. Elina scored 100 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese made 159 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svitolina | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 5 |
| 1st in | 161/252 | 230/321 |
| %1st in | 64% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 100/161 | 159/230 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 50/91 | 43/91 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 47% |
Svitolina bagged 19 aces (6.3 per match). Wang managed to score 15 aces (5 per match). Svitolina won 62% points on her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Wang won 69% of the points behind 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 | Svitolina | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 13 |
| Converted | 16/33 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 48% | 45% |
| Conceded | 25 | 34 |
| Saved | 17 | 25 |
| % Saved | 68% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
The Ukrainian broke her opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Ukrainian surrendered her serve 8 times and she saved 68% of the break points that she conceded. The Chinese broke her opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 9 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded.
| Svitolina | |||||
| R1 Wozniacki |
R2 Raducanu |
1/4 Bouzkova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-75 7-63 6-1 | 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 33 | 15 | 67 | |
| pts | 75-66 | 123-109 | 54-31 | 252-206 | |
| Total points | 141 | 232 | 85 | 458 | |
| Winners | 25 | 56 | 19 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 46% | 35% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 44/75 | 87/128 | 30/49 | 161/252 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 25/44 | 56/87 | 19/30 | 100/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 64% | 63% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 20/41 | 13/19 | 50/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 49% | 68% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 6/14 | 5/9 | 16/33 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 43% | 56% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 | 3 | 25 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 9/13 | 2/3 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 69% | 67% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wang | |||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Wang |
1/4 Parry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 5-7 7-63 | 6-3 3-6 7-62 | 6-73 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 31 | 32 | 95 | |
| pts | 108-95 | 105-94 | 116-110 | 329-299 | |
| Total points | 203 | 199 | 226 | 628 | |
| Winners | 51 | 49 | 59 | 159 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | 51% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 73/100 | 66/95 | 91/126 | 230/321 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 69% | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 51/73 | 49/66 | 59/91 | 159/230 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 74% | 65% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 15/29 | 13/35 | 43/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 52% | 37% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/9 | 6/10 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 60% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 5/8 | 14/18 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 63% | 78% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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