Elena Rybakina and Emerson Jones will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 2:30 pm on Margaret Court Arena. 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 Elena Rybakina who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Elena Rybakina is the pick to win this match.
Elena Rybakina -> 1.06
Emerson Jones -> 9.1

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Prediction and head to head Elena Rybakina vs. Emerson Jones

There is no head to head record between Elena Rybakina and Emerson Jones since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina

3 - 1win/loss

Hard
3-1
I Hard
0-0
Rank
11
High
3
WWWWWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 25-9 15-7 8-2 2-0 0-0 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0

Ranked no. 6, the Kazakhstani will start her run at the Australian Open after she played her last match in Australia where she lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Swiatek in the semifinal on the 4th of January.

Rybakina has an overall 3-1 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Elena’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Australia.

Talking about her overall career, Rybakina has an overall 335-144 record. She has a positive 153-72 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2023. See her history.

Australian Open
Rybakina's Record

Emerson Jones

Emerson Jones

1 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
0-0
Rank
206
High
206
WWWWWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 17-9 9-8 0-0 3-1 0-0 5-0
2024 18-10 14-8 0-0 0-0 4-2 0-0
2023 14-9 10-7 0-0 0-0 4-2 0-0

Ranked no. 371 (career-high), Emerson will start her run at the Melbourne after she played her last match in Adelaide where she lost 7-5 6-3 to Kasatkina in the 2nd round on the 8th of January.

Jones has an overall 1-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Emerson has an overall 33-21 record. She has a positive 25-17 record on hard.

Previously at the Australian Open

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See her history.

Australian Open
Jones's Record

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