Dayana Yastremska – Elina Svitolina. Forecast and announcement for the WTA 1000 match in Doha

On February 10, Dayana Yastremska (WTA 43) and Elina Svitolina (WTA 9) will play in the second round of the tournament in Doha.

The meeting will start at 15:30 Kyiv time.

Sport.ua together with a betting partner betting announces the upcoming match!

Diana Yastremska

This season for Yastremska did not start in the best way, she played 8 matches in five tournaments, in which she won only four. Only in Brisbane, the athlete was able to win twice in a row, after that she did not succeed.

In Doha, the athlete started with a difficult victory over the Spaniard Kristina Buksa – 6:4, 4:6, 7:6. The third set seemed incredibly difficult, where Yastremska led 5:3, but managed to lose three games in a row, so she had to make a break to move the game to a tiebreak. Diana had problems with serving, she only served 51% of the balls on the court from the first time, and the fact that she managed to win only 48% of the balls on the first serve and 53% on the second is also confusing.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Elina Svitolina

For the first racket of Ukraine, the beginning of the season is strong, she was able to win the tournament in Oakland. She managed to develop her success at the Australian Open Championship, where she reached the semifinals and lost to the world’s number one racket – Aryna Sobolenko. Such successes made it possible to return to the top 10 of the world ranking for the first time after leaving the maternity leave.

In Doha, Svitolina starts immediately from the second round, as here she is the seventh seed. The tennis player has 10 victories in 11 meetings this season, with a defeat only from the leader of the world ranking. The athlete can be considered one of the shadow favorites of the tournament. In case of success, Elina goes to the winner of the pair Emma Navarro – Anna Kalinska.

Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Personal meetings

As statistics show, the tennis players played each other only once, the match took place in the distant 2019, at the US Open Championship, then Svitolina won in less than an hour – 6:2, 6:0.

Forecast

In this Ukrainian derby, Svitolina is a clear favorite, on her side is experience, better form, stability, and a higher place in the world ranking. Yastremska’s strengths include strength and age, she is 6 years younger than her opponent.

I agree with the bookmakers here, Svitolina should have an advantage due to her balance and stable game on the back line. I will bet on the success of the favorite with a handicap of -4.5 games for 1.75.

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