Elina Svitolina gets by Xiyu Wang 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Auckland on Saturday. Svitolina is going to play against Cori Gauff in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Auckland
Svitolina's Record

Highlights Elina Svitolina vs. Xiyu Wang ASB Classic – Auckland

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Svitolina
Wang
2-6 6-4 6-3
2h:23
85
85
Total points
87
87
40
40
Winners
32
32
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
3
3
Double Faults
4
4
70%
70%
1st in
53%
53%
65%
65%
1st won
73%
73%
40/62
40/62
1st won
32/44
32/44
44%
44%
2nd won
46%
46%
12/27
12/27
2nd won
18/39
18/39
-- Break Points --
4/10
4/10
Total
4/10
4/10
40%
40%
Won
40%
40%
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The Ukrainian won this match even if she won less points than Xiyu (85 vs. 87).

Svitolina

The Ukrainian won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points after she converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.

Wang

On the other side, the Chinese was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Svitolina and Wang is 1-0 for Elina.

Draw and next match H2H: Elina Svitolina vs. Cori Gauff – stats

Svitolina will face Gauff in the final.

This will be the 2nd time that Elina Svitolina and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Svitolina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Svitolina won 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne back in 2021.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Wang 6-2
WangSvitolina
6
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
WangSvitolina
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
WangSvitolina
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
WangSvitolina
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
WangSvitolina
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
WangSvitolina
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
WangSvitolina
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
WangSvitolina
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
WangSvitolina
0
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

The Chinese stepped up in a great fashion to overplay the Ukrainian and without struggling too much she won 6-2. The Ukrainian broke the Chinese 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. However, Xiyu broke her opponent in the 6th (4-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to conquer the set (6-2).

A defining moment of this set was when Xiyu won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the score from 0-1 to 4-1.

The Chinese was flawless in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 5th (3-1 0-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (6-1 40-A). In addition on the other side, Svitolina was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 30-40), the 6th (1-4 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

They played 65 points. Xiyu conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Elina (37-28). The Chinese surrendered 12 points on serve (16-12). On the other side, Svitolina conceded 21 points on serve (16-21).

2nd Set -
Svitolina 6-4
SvitolinaWang
6
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
SvitolinaWang
6
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
SvitolinaWang
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
SvitolinaWang
4
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SvitolinaWang
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SvitolinaWang
3
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SvitolinaWang
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SvitolinaWang
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
SvitolinaWang
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
SvitolinaWang
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Ukrainian conquered in the 10th game (6-4) just before finally winning the set (6-4).

Svitolina failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 30.

The Ukrainian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, the Chinese wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 11th

game (3-6 30-40).

They played 54 points. This set was so close that, The Ukrainian won this set even if she scored the same amount of points as her opponent. The Ukrainian surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). In addition, on the other side, Xiyu conceded 9 points on serve (20-9).

3rd Set -
Svitolina 6-3
SvitolinaWang
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
SvitolinaWang
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
SvitolinaWang
5
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
SvitolinaWang
5
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SvitolinaWang
4
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
SvitolinaWang
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
SvitolinaWang
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
SvitolinaWang
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40

The Ukrainian won the set after she broke the Chinese in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game. Xiyu tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (5-2) game. Yet, the Ukrainian kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-3.

The Ukrainian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 30.

One of the most important stints of the set was when Svitolina won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the score from 1-1 to 5-1.

Svitolina converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Wang converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

They contested 53 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Svitolina won just 3 more points than Wang (28-25). Svitolina lost 11 points on serve (16-11). on the other side of the court, the Chinese conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

1st
Svitolina
Wang
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Svitolina
Wang
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
3rd
Svitolina
Wang
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0

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