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As Aryna Sabalenka prepares to face Elina Svitolina in the upcoming WTA match at the Australian Open on January 29, 2026, both players enter the court boasting impressive recent form. Sabalenka has demonstrated formidable dominance, winning all of her last five matches with a blend of powerful groundstrokes and aggressive net play. Her ability to dictate rallies, coupled with a strong serve, positions her as the favorite in this matchup.
On the other hand, Svitolina has also shown exceptional form, clinching victories in her last five outings. Known for her tactical acumen and defensive resilience, Svitolina excels at constructing points and redirecting the pace of the game, which may prove crucial in countering Sabalenka’s aggressive style.
The bookmakers have established Sabalenka as the clear favorite at odds of 1.27, suggesting a strong expectation for a 2:0 victory. However, Svitolina’s experience and strategic gameplay could present challenges. As both players are in peak condition, fans can anticipate a compelling clash where tactical execution and mental fortitude will be key. While Sabalenka holds the edge, the outcome remains uncertain, making this a must-watch encounter.
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| Sabalenka 75.3% |
Svitolina 24.7% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 2:0
Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.28 | 4.01 | |||
| 1.26 | 3.9 | |||
| 1.26 | 3.93 | |||
| 1.29 | 3.6 | |||
| 1.28 | 3.83 | |||
| 1.25 | 3.8 |
Latest Results
| 26.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Iva Jovic – 2:0 24.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Victoria Mboko – 2:0 22.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Anastasia Potapova – 2:0 20.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Zhuoxuan Bai – 2:0 18.01.26 Aryna Sabalenka – Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah – 2:0 |
27.01.26 Cori Gauff – Elina Svitolina – 0:2 25.01.26 Elina Svitolina – Mirra Andreeva – 2:0 23.01.26 Elina Svitolina – Diana Shnaider – 2:0 20.01.26 Elina Svitolina – Linda Klimovicova – 2:0 17.01.26 Elina Svitolina – Cristina Bucsa – 2:0 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 01.05.25 Aryna Sabalenka – Elina Svitolina – 2:0 16.08.24 Aryna Sabalenka – Elina Svitolina – 2:0 13.05.24 Elina Svitolina – Aryna Sabalenka – 1:2 06.06.23 Elina Svitolina – Aryna Sabalenka – 0:2 25.09.20 Aryna Sabalenka – Elina Svitolina – 1:2 |
Standings
Draw
Singles – Main
1/64-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Pavlyuchenkova A. | Bai Z. (Q) | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Lamens S. | Potapova A. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Sawangkaew M. | Raducanu E. (28) | 0 : 2 |
| 5 | Mboko V. (17) | Jones E. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | McNally C. | Sakatsume H. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Kudermetova P. | Maristany G. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Galfi D. | Tauson C. (14) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Alexandrova E. (11) | Sonmez Z. (Q) | 1 : 2 |
| 10 | Bondar A. | Mandlik E. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 11 | Putintseva Y. | Haddad Maia B. | 2 : 1 |
| 12 | Jacquemot E. | Kostyuk M. (20) | 2 : 1 |
| 13 | Jovic I. (29) | Volynets K. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Hon P. (WC) | Stakusic M. (RET.) (Q) | 1 : 1 |
| 15 | Erjavec V. | Frech M. | 0 : 2 |
| 16 | Sasnovich A. (Q) | Paolini J. (7) | 0 : 2 |
| 17 | Gauff C. (3) | Rakhimova K. | 2 : 0 |
| 18 | Danilovic O. | Williams V. (WC) | 2 : 1 |
| 19 | Hunter S. (Q) | Bouzas Maneiro J. | 2 : 0 |
| 20 | Baptiste H. | Townsend T. (LL) | 2 : 1 |
| 21 | Muchova K. (19) | Cristian J. | 2 : 0 |
| 22 | Parks A. | Eala A. | 2 : 1 |
| 23 | Li A. | Osorio C. | 2 : 1 |
| 24 | Linette M. | Navarro E. (15) | 2 : 1 |
| 25 | Svitolina E. (12) | Bucsa C. | 2 : 0 |
| 26 | Klimovicova L. (Q) | Jones F. (RET.) | 1 : 0 |
| 27 | Gibson T. (WC) | Blinkova A. | 2 : 0 |
| 28 | Krejcikova B. | Shnaider D. (23) | 1 : 2 |
| 29 | Yastremska D. (26) | Ruse G. | 0 : 2 |
| 30 | Starodubtseva Y. (Q) | Tomljanovic A. | 1 : 2 |
| 31 | Sakkari M. | Jeanjean L. | 2 : 0 |
| 32 | Vekic D. | Andreeva M. (8) | 1 : 2 |
| 33 | Pegula J. (6) | Zakharova A. | 2 : 0 |
| 34 | Arango E. | Kessler M. | 0 : 2 |
| 35 | Selekhmeteva O. | Seidel E. | 2 : 1 |
| 36 | Diyas Z. (WC) | Badosa P. (25) | 0 : 2 |
| 37 | Fernandez L. (22) | Tjen J. | 0 : 2 |
| 38 | Pliskova Ka. | Stephens S. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 39 | Krueger A. | Bejlek S. | 2 : 0 |
| 40 | Oliynykova O. | Keys M. (9) | 0 : 2 |
| 41 | Noskova L. (13) | Semenistaja D. | 2 : 0 |
| 42 | Zhang S. | Preston T. (WC) | 1 : 2 |
| 43 | Wang Xin. | Kalinina A. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 44 | Sramkova R. | Ostapenko J. (24) | 0 : 2 |
| 45 | Kenin S. (27) | Stearns P. | 0 : 2 |
| 46 | Marcinko P. | Maria T. | 2 : 0 |
| 47 | Udvardy P. | Siniakova K. | 0 : 2 |
| 48 | Waltert S. | Anisimova A. (4) | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Rybakina E. (5) | Juvan K. | 2 : 0 |
| 50 | Gracheva V. | Golubic V. | 2 : 1 |
| 51 | Sun L. | Fruhvirtova L. (Q) | 0 : 2 |
| 52 | Valentova T. | Joint M. (30) | 2 : 0 |
| 53 | Mertens E. (21) | Tararudee L. (Q) | 2 : 0 |
| 54 | Sierra S. | Uchijima M. | 0 : 2 |
| 55 | Kasatkina D. | Bartunkova N. (Q) | 1 : 2 |
| 56 | Boulter K. | Bencic B. (10) | 0 : 2 |
| 57 | Osaka N. (16) | Ruzic A. | 2 : 1 |
| 58 | Cirstea S. | Lys E. | 2 : 1 |
| 59 | Inglis M. (Q) | Birrell K. | 2 : 1 |
| 60 | Siegemund L. | Samsonova L. (18) | 2 : 1 |
| 61 | Kalinskaya A. (31) | Kartal S. | 2 : 0 |
| 62 | Grabher J. | Cocciaretto E. | 2 : 1 |
| 63 | Zarazua R. | Bouzkova M. | 0 : 2 |
| 64 | Yuan Y. (Q) | Swiatek I. (2) | 0 : 2 |
1/32-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Bai Z. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Potapova A. | Raducanu E. (28) | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Mboko V. (17) | McNally C. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Kudermetova P. | Tauson C. (14) | 1 : 2 |
| 5 | Sonmez Z. | Bondar A. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Putintseva Y. | Jacquemot E. | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Jovic I. (29) | Hon P. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Frech M. | Paolini J. (7) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Gauff C. (3) | Danilovic O. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Hunter S. | Baptiste H. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Muchova K. (19) | Parks A. | 2 : 1 |
| 12 | Li A. | Linette M. | 0 : 2 |
| 13 | Svitolina E. (12) | Klimovicova L. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Gibson T. | Shnaider D. (23) | 1 : 2 |
| 15 | Ruse G. | Tomljanovic A. | 2 : 0 |
| 16 | Sakkari M. | Andreeva M. (8) | 0 : 2 |
| 17 | Pegula J. (6) | Kessler M. | 2 : 0 |
| 18 | Selekhmeteva O. | Badosa P. (25) | 2 : 0 |
| 19 | Tjen J. | Pliskova Ka. | 0 : 2 |
| 20 | Krueger A. | Keys M. (9) | 0 : 2 |
| 21 | Noskova L. (13) | Preston T. | 2 : 1 |
| 22 | Wang Xin. | Ostapenko J. (24) | 2 : 1 |
| 23 | Stearns P. | Marcinko P. | 2 : 0 |
| 24 | Siniakova K. | Anisimova A. (4) | 0 : 2 |
| 25 | Rybakina E. (5) | Gracheva V. | 2 : 0 |
| 26 | Fruhvirtova L. | Valentova T. | 1 : 2 |
| 27 | Mertens E. (21) | Uchijima M. | 2 : 0 |
| 28 | Bartunkova N. | Bencic B. (10) | 2 : 1 |
| 29 | Osaka N. (16) | Cirstea S. | 2 : 1 |
| 30 | Inglis M. | Siegemund L. | 2 : 1 |
| 31 | Kalinskaya A. (31) | Grabher J. | 2 : 0 |
| 32 | Bouzkova M. | Swiatek I. (2) | 0 : 2 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Potapova A. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Mboko V. (17) | Tauson C. (14) | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | Sonmez Z. | Putintseva Y. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Jovic I. (29) | Paolini J. (7) | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Gauff C. (3) | Baptiste H. | 2 : 1 |
| 6 | Muchova K. (19) | Linette M. | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Svitolina E. (12) | Shnaider D. (23) | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Ruse G. | Andreeva M. (8) | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Pegula J. (6) | Selekhmeteva O. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Pliskova Ka. | Keys M. (9) | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Noskova L. (13) | Wang Xin. | 0 : 2 |
| 12 | Stearns P. | Anisimova A. (4) | 0 : 2 |
| 13 | Rybakina E. (5) | Valentova T. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Mertens E. (21) | Bartunkova N. | 2 : 0 |
| 15 | Osaka N. (16) | Inglis M. (WO.) | |
| 16 | Kalinskaya A. (31) | Swiatek I. (2) | 1 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Mboko V. (17) | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Putintseva Y. | Jovic I. (29) | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Gauff C. (3) | Muchova K. (19) | 2 : 1 |
| 4 | Svitolina E. (12) | Andreeva M. (8) | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Pegula J. (6) | Keys M. (9) | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Wang Xin. | Anisimova A. (4) | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Rybakina E. (5) | Mertens E. (21) | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Inglis M. | Swiatek I. (2) | 0 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Jovic I. (29) | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Gauff C. (3) | Svitolina E. (12) | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Pegula J. (6) | Anisimova A. (4) | |
| 4 | Rybakina E. (5) | Swiatek I. (2) |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Svitolina E. (12) | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 |
Final
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 |
WTA Australian Open Outrights
1. Sabalenka Aryna: 1.93 (45.99%)
2. Rybakina Elena: 6.36 (13.94%)
3. Swiatek Iga: 6.86 (12.92%)
4. Anisimova Amanda: 8.64 (10.26%)
5. Svitolina Elina: 8.92 (9.94%)
6. Pegula Jessica: 12.76 (6.95%)
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