Elena Rybakina is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. The Kazakhstani has defeated Emerson Jones 6-1 6-1, Iva Jovic 6-0 6-3 and Dayana Yastremska 6-3 6-4 to reach the 4th round where she will face Madison Keys.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw together withherplausible opponents at the Australian Open. The Kazakhstani has a neutral record (13-13) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Emerson Jones (293) – 6-1 6-1
R2 – Iva Jovic (191) – 6-0 6-3
R3 – Dayana Yastremska (33) – 6-3 6-4
R4 – Madison Keys (14) – H2H 2-2
1/4 – Elina Svitolina (27) – H2H 3-2
or Veronika Kudermetova (75) – H2H 5-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 4-3
or Emma Navarro (8) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 4-6
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R4 – Madison Keys’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

37 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
7
High
5
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-15 24-6 9-4 0-2 4-3 0-0
2024 24-12 7-6 13-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2023 33-15 19-9 5-3 0-2 9-1 0-0
2022 30-20 25-12 4-4 0-3 1-1 0-0
2021 11-15 3-9 3-4 0-0 5-2 0-0
2020 8-5 8-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 28-15 16-9 10-3 1-2 1-1 0-0
2018 29-14 16-9 11-4 0-0 2-1 0-0

Madison Keys has a 10-1 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 17 years, Keys has a 239-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Madison will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.

Her best result of this year was winning the title in Adelaide where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 4-6 6-1.

Last year at the Australian Open Keys didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Madison Keys

This match would represent the 5th time that Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys square off. The head to head is 2-2 for Rybakina and Keys (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/4 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Elena Rybakina

36 - 15win/loss in 2025

Rank
14
High
3
LWLLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 36-15 14-8 18-3 1-2 3-2 0-0
2024 30-18 16-9 10-7 0-0 4-2 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
2019 39-22 29-14 1-3 4-2 5-3 0-0
2018 44-15 28-10 9-3 5-0 2-2 0-0

Elina Svitolina has a 3-0 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 16 years, the Ukrainian has a 286-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Svitolina reached the 4th round in 2024 in Melbourne before retiring against Linda Noskova when she was 3-0 ret..

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Elina Svitolina

This would be the 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but Svitolina leads 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Elena Rybakina could square off with Veronika Kudermetova. Their head to head is 5-0 for Elena Rybakina.

1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-3 for Elena Rybakina

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 7-1 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 10 years, Swiatek has a 169-43 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

The Pole’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole surrendered to Linda Noskova in the 3rd round 3-6 6-3 6-4.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 8th time that Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek face off. The head to head is 4-3 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Elena Rybakina could square off with Emma Navarro. Their head to head is 2-0 for Elena Rybakina.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 for Aryna Sabalenka

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 9-0 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the last 10 years, Sabalenka has a 236-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the competition in Brisbane where she defeated Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year at the Australian Open the Belarussian won the competition after ousting Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2.

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 11th time that Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 6-4 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Elena Rybakina may square off with Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.