Elina Svitolina – Wang Xinyu. Prediction and announcement for the WTA 250 final in Auckland

On January 11, Elina Svitolina (WTA 13) and Wang Sinyu (WTA 57) will play in the final of the tennis tournament in Auckland.

The match will start at 06:00 Kyiv time.

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

Elina Svitolina

In Oakland, Elina Svitolina is the first seed, so reaching the final looks logical. The Ukrainian started here with a victory over Varvara Grachova, an athlete with a French passport – 6:3, 6:1. Then she managed to beat the British Katie Boulter – 7:5, 6:4. While the most difficult part of the tournament was the quarter-final against another Briton Sonai Kartal – 6:4, 6:7, 7:6, she also had to make a comeback from 3:5 in the last game.

The young American Iva Jovich turned out to be a strong nut in the semifinals. The start was for the American, but Svitolina, trailing 0:3 in the first set, won the tiebreak, and then confidently took the second set – 7:6, 6:2 in the end. The Ukrainian woman came for the title, now she is just one step away from her goal.

Wang Xinyu

The Chinese athlete was the fifth seed at this tournament, so she could also claim a good performance. Van started with a difficult victory over the American Katie McNally – 2:6, 6:3, 7:5, in the last game she managed to recover from 0:2. Next, the difficult Mexican Renata Sarasua managed to pass – 7:5, 6:4. In the quarterfinals, the Chinese woman led 6:4, 4:3 against Francesca Jones, and the British woman withdrew from the match.

The most difficult for Wang was the semifinals, where he had to play with Alexandra Eala from the Philippines. In that match, the Chinese woman trailed 5:7 3:5, even won a match point at 4:5, but eventually made a comeback, winning 5:7, 7:5, 6:4. Athletes are 24 years old, although the experience of playing at a solid level is already enough.

Personal meetings

Tennis players have played each other only once – in the fourth round of Wimbledon-2024. The fight then did not work out, as Svitolina managed to win in less than an hour – 6:2, 6:1.

Forecast

The Ukrainian woman will be the favorite of this pair, primarily because of her experience. The Chinese woman is a strong tennis player and will try to fight for the title, I expect an interesting fight in general. Svitolina has already shown at this tournament how she knows how to win matches, even when not everything works out.

I think the Ukrainian should take the title here, so I will bet on her victory with a handicap of -3.5 games.