WTA Australian Open, Melbourne Park (Melbourne) on Wednesday,
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As the WTA Australian Open approaches, the spotlight turns to the highly anticipated clash between home favorite Elena Pridankina and visiting competitor Lilli Tagger on January 14, 2026.
Elena Pridankina enters this match with a recent record of three wins in her last five encounters, showcasing her ability to perform under pressure. Her tactical game is characterized by strong baseline play and effective net strategies, which she will likely leverage on her home court to gain an advantage.
In contrast, Lilli Tagger has demonstrated solid form with two wins in her last three matches, indicating her capability to adapt and overcome challenges. Tagger’s strengths lie in her aggressive return game and precision serving, which could disrupt Pridankina’s rhythm if executed effectively.
Bookmakers favor Tagger with odds of 1.41 compared to Pridankina’s 2.71, reflecting the perceived strengths of the away player. However, the dynamic of home advantage cannot be underestimated. Both players possess the skill sets to secure victory, making this an intriguing matchup with no guaranteed outcomes. Expect a battle of tactical prowess as they vie for a place in the tournament’s later stages.
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| Pridankina 34.2% |
Tagger 65.8% |
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Betting Odds
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2.59 | 1.42 | Watch and Bet |
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2.71 | 1.43 | ||
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2.83 | 1.37 |
Latest Results
| 13.01.26 Diane Parry – Elena Pridankina – 0:2 04.01.26 Teodora Kostovic – Elena Pridankina – 2:1 03.01.26 Giselle Isabella Guillen – Elena Pridankina – 0:2 03.12.25 Xin Gao – Elena Pridankina – 2:0 01.12.25 Elena Pridankina – Anastasia Zakharova – 2:0 |
13.01.26 Lilli Tagger – Xin Gao – 2:1 03.01.26 Yulia Starodubtseva – Lilli Tagger – 2:0 03.01.26 Laura Pigossi – Lilli Tagger – 1:2 02.11.25 Anna Blinkova – Lilli Tagger – 2:0 01.11.25 Lilli Tagger – Viktorija Golubic – 2:1 |
Facts
Standings
Draw
2026
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Paquet C. (Alt) | Mladenovic K. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Bai Z. | Korneeva A. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Vidmanova D. | Xu M. | 2 : 1 |
| 4 | Guo H. | Salkova D. (31) | 0 : 2 |
| 5 | Bronzetti L. (2) | Bolsova Zadoinov A. | 2 : 1 |
| 6 | Brancaccio N. | Stoiana M. | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Stephens S. | Palicova B. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Gadecki O. | Rus A. (22) | 2 : 0 |
| 9 | Sherif M. (3) | Maristany G. | 0 : 2 |
| 10 | Lazaro Garcia A. | Prozorova T. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Wei S. (RET.) | Kalieva E. | 1 : 1 |
| 12 | Ma Y. | Lepchenko V. (32) | 2 : 0 |
| 13 | Kraus S. (4) | Gjorcheska L. | 0 : 2 |
| 14 | Zidansek T. | Ponchet J. | 2 : 0 |
| 15 | Iatcenko P. | Carle M. L. | 0 : 2 |
| 16 | Chirico L. | Yuan Y. (25) | 1 : 2 |
| 17 | Sonmez Z. (5) | Samson L. | 2 : 0 |
| 18 | Riera J. | Shibahara E. | 2 : 1 |
| 19 | Rosatello C. | Mikulskyte J. | 0 : 2 |
| 20 | Gasanova A. | Quevedo K. (30) | 2 : 0 |
| 21 | Starodubtseva Y. (6) | Tubello A. | 2 : 1 |
| 22 | Papamichail D. | Vickery S. | 2 : 0 |
| 23 | Hruncakova V. | Nahimana S. | 2 : 0 |
| 24 | Pera B. | Tomova V. (18) | 1 : 2 |
| 25 | Bassols M. (Alt) | Giovannini L. | 2 : 0 |
| 26 | Shymanovich I. | Rodionova Ar. | 2 : 1 |
| 27 | Leonard M. | Sakatsume H. | 0 : 2 |
| 28 | Hontama M. | Timofeeva M. (28) | 2 : 1 |
| 29 | Sasnovich A. (8) | Efremova K. (WC) | 2 : 0 |
| 30 | Deichmann K. | Alame Re. (WC) | 2 : 1 |
| 31 | Sharma A. | Branstine C. | 1 : 2 |
| 32 | Snigur D. | Kawa K. (24) | 2 : 1 |
| 33 | Jimenez Kasintseva V. (9) | Cross K. | 2 : 1 |
| 34 | Pigossi L. | Zhu L. | 0 : 2 |
| 35 | Mrdeza T. | Kostovic T. | 0 : 2 |
| 36 | Parrizas-Diaz N. | Stakusic M. (17) | 0 : 2 |
| 37 | Masarova R. (10) | Charaeva A. | 2 : 1 |
| 38 | Chwalinska M. | Brengle M. | 2 : 0 |
| 39 | Kokkinis T. (WC) | Koevermans A. | 0 : 2 |
| 40 | Kalinina A. | Garland J. (19) | 2 : 0 |
| 41 | Townsend T. (11) | Hibino N. | 2 : 1 |
| 42 | Rame A. | Ortenzi J. | 1 : 2 |
| 43 | Hunter S. (WC) | Gorgodze E. | 2 : 0 |
| 44 | Subasic A. (WC) | Radivojevic L. (27) | 1 : 2 |
| 45 | Minnen G. (12) | Jorge F. | 2 : 0 |
| 46 | Pieri J. | Tan H. | 1 : 2 |
| 47 | Knutson G. | Cabrera L. (WC) | 0 : 2 |
| 48 | Webb S. (WC) | Klimovicova L. (23) | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Parry D. (13) | Pridankina E. | 0 : 2 |
| 50 | Tagger L. | Gao X. | 2 : 1 |
| 51 | Aiava D. | Dart H. | 1 : 2 |
| 52 | Costoulas S. | Tararudee L. (21) | 0 : 2 |
| 53 | Korpatsch T. (14) | Bulgaru M. | 2 : 1 |
| 54 | Ambrosio S. | Sanchez A. S. | 2 : 0 |
| 55 | Wuerth T. | Liu C. | 0 : 2 |
| 56 | Inglis M. | Romero Gormaz L. (29) | 2 : 1 |
| 57 | Vandewinkel H. (15) | Lee C. Y. | 1 : 2 |
| 58 | Monnet C. | Micic E. (WC) | 1 : 2 |
| 59 | Ferro F. | Ku Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 60 | Friedsam A-L. | Fruhvirtova L. (20) | 1 : 2 |
| 61 | Bartunkova N. (16) | Janicijevic S. | 2 : 0 |
| 62 | Smith T. N. (WC) | Brace C. | 2 : 0 |
| 63 | Sevastova A. | Osuigwe W. | 0 : 2 |
| 64 | Vedder E. | Stefanini L. (26) | 0 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Paquet C. | Bai Z. | |
| 2 | Vidmanova D. | Salkova D. (31) | |
| 3 | Bronzetti L. (2) | Stoiana M. | |
| 4 | Stephens S. | Gadecki O. | |
| 5 | Maristany G. | Prozorova T. | |
| 6 | Kalieva E. | Ma Y. | |
| 7 | Gjorcheska L. | Zidansek T. | |
| 8 | Carle M. L. | Yuan Y. (25) | |
| 9 | Sonmez Z. (5) | Riera J. | |
| 10 | Mikulskyte J. | Gasanova A. | |
| 11 | Starodubtseva Y. (6) | Papamichail D. | |
| 12 | Hruncakova V. | Tomova V. (18) | |
| 13 | Bassols M. | Shymanovich I. | |
| 14 | Sakatsume H. | Hontama M. | |
| 15 | Sasnovich A. (8) | Deichmann K. | |
| 16 | Branstine C. | Snigur D. | |
| 17 | Jimenez Kasintseva V. (9) | Zhu L. | |
| 18 | Kostovic T. | Stakusic M. (17) | |
| 19 | Masarova R. (10) | Chwalinska M. | |
| 20 | Koevermans A. | Kalinina A. | |
| 21 | Townsend T. (11) | Ortenzi J. | |
| 22 | Hunter S. | Radivojevic L. (27) | |
| 23 | Minnen G. (12) | Tan H. | |
| 24 | Cabrera L. | Klimovicova L. (23) | |
| 25 | Pridankina E. | Tagger L. | |
| 26 | Dart H. | Tararudee L. (21) | |
| 27 | Korpatsch T. (14) | Ambrosio S. | |
| 28 | Liu C. | Inglis M. | |
| 29 | Lee C. Y. | Micic E. | |
| 30 | Ferro F. | Fruhvirtova L. (20) | |
| 31 | Bartunkova N. (16) | Smith T. N. | |
| 32 | Osuigwe W. | Stefanini L. (26) |
Final
| 1 | TBD #1 | TBD #2 | |
| 2 | TBD #3 | TBD #4 | |
| 3 | TBD #5 | TBD #6 | |
| 4 | TBD #7 | TBD #8 | |
| 5 | TBD #9 | TBD #10 | |
| 6 | TBD #11 | TBD #12 | |
| 7 | TBD #13 | TBD #14 | |
| 8 | TBD #15 | TBD #16 | |
| 9 | TBD #17 | TBD #18 | |
| 10 | TBD #19 | TBD #20 | |
| 11 | TBD #21 | TBD #22 | |
| 12 | TBD #23 | TBD #24 | |
| 13 | TBD #25 | TBD #26 | |
| 14 | TBD #27 | TBD #28 | |
| 15 | TBD #29 | TBD #30 | |
| 16 | TBD #31 | TBD #32 |
WTA Australian Open Outrights
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2. Swiatek Iga: 6 (10.03%)
3. Gauff Coco: 8 (7.52%)
4. Rybakina Elena: 9 (6.68%)
5. Anisimova Amanda: 11 (5.47%)
6. Andreeva Mirra: 15 (4.01%)
7. Osaka Naomi: 17 (3.54%)
8. Keys Madison: 19 (3.17%)
9. Muchova Karolina: 26 (2.31%)
10. Kostyuk Marta: 26 (2.31%)
11. Mboko Victoria: 34 (1.77%)
12. Pegula Jessica: 41 (1.47%)
13. Paolini Jasmine: 51 (1.18%)
14. Bencic Belinda: 51 (1.18%)
15. Raducanu Emma: 51 (1.18%)
16. Svitolina Elina: 51 (1.18%)
17. Shnaider Diana: 67 (0.9%)
18. Krejcikova Barbora: 67 (0.9%)
19. Tauson Clara: 81 (0.74%)
20. Noskova Linda: 81 (0.74%)
21. Ostapenko Jelena: 81 (0.74%)
22. Navarro Emma: 101 (0.6%)
23. Vondrousova Marketa: 101 (0.6%)
24. Joint Maya: 101 (0.6%)
25. Mertens Elise: 101 (0.6%)
26. Stearns Peyton: 101 (0.6%)
27. Alexandrova Ekaterina: 101 (0.6%)
28. Siniakova Katerina: 101 (0.6%)
29. Eala Alexandra: 101 (0.6%)
30. Fernandez Leylah: 101 (0.6%)
31. Samsonova Liudmila: 101 (0.6%)
32. Kudermetova Veronika: 151 (0.4%)
33. Haddad Maia Beatriz: 151 (0.4%)
34. Potapova Anastasia: 151 (0.4%)
35. Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia: 151 (0.4%)
36. Lys Eva: 151 (0.4%)
37. Bucsa Cristina: 151 (0.4%)
38. Badosa Paula: 151 (0.4%)
39. Sakkari Maria: 151 (0.4%)
40. Jovic Iva: 151 (0.4%)
41. Kessler McCartney: 151 (0.4%)
42. Boulter Katie: 151 (0.4%)
43. Kalinskaya Anna: 151 (0.4%)
44. Kasatkina Daria: 151 (0.4%)
45. Kenin Sofia: 151 (0.4%)
46. Marcinko Petra: 151 (0.4%)
47. Vekic Donna: 151 (0.4%)
48. Wang Xinyu (2001): 151 (0.4%)
49. Ruzic Antonia: 201 (0.3%)
50. Blinkova Anna: 201 (0.3%)
51. Putintseva Yulia: 201 (0.3%)
52. Sun Lulu: 201 (0.3%)
53. Sramkova Rebecca: 301 (0.2%)
54. Yastremska Dayana: 301 (0.2%)
55. Valentova Tereza: 301 (0.2%)
56. Jacquemot Elsa: 301 (0.2%)
57. Pliskova Karolina: 301 (0.2%)
58. Tomljanovic Ajla: 301 (0.2%)
59. Siegemund Laura: 301 (0.2%)
60. Jones Francesca: 301 (0.2%)
61. Wang Yafan: 301 (0.2%)
62. Parks Alycia: 401 (0.15%)
63. Cocciaretto Elisabetta: 401 (0.15%)
64. Boisson Lois: 401 (0.15%)
65. Lamens Suzan: 401 (0.15%)
66. Danilova Olga: 401 (0.15%)
67. Bondar Anna: 401 (0.15%)
68. Volynets Katie: 401 (0.15%)
69. Zhang Shuai: 401 (0.15%)
70. Cirstea Sorana: 401 (0.15%)
71. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 401 (0.15%)
72. Gracheva Varvara: 401 (0.15%)
73. Seidel Ella: 401 (0.15%)
74. Jeanjean Leolia: 401 (0.15%)
75. Linette Magda: 401 (0.15%)
76. Frech Magdalena: 401 (0.15%)
77. Bouzkova Marie: 401 (0.15%)
78. Sawangkaew Mananchaya: 401 (0.15%)
79. Osorio Camila: 401 (0.15%)
80. Baptiste Hailey: 401 (0.15%)
81. Grabher Julia: 401 (0.15%)
82. Rakhimova Kamilla: 401 (0.15%)
83. Udvardy Panna: 401 (0.15%)
84. Zarazua Renata: 401 (0.15%)
85. Bejlek Sara: 401 (0.15%)
86. Waltert Simona: 401 (0.15%)
87. Maria Tatjana: 401 (0.15%)
88. Uchijima Moyuka: 401 (0.15%)
89. Oliynykova Oleksandra: 401 (0.15%)
90. Krueger Ashlyn: 401 (0.15%)
91. McNally Caty: 401 (0.15%)
92. Golubic Viktorija: 401 (0.15%)
93. Diyas Zarina: 401 (0.15%)
94. Gibson Talia: 501 (0.12%)
95. Cristian Jaqueline: 501 (0.12%)
96. Semenistaja Darja: 501 (0.12%)
97. Arango Emiliana: 501 (0.12%)
98. Galfi Dalma: 501 (0.12%)
99. Kartal Sonay: 501 (0.12%)
100. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.12%)
101. Preston Taylah: 501 (0.12%)
102. Tjen Janice: 501 (0.12%)
103. Bouzas Maneiro Jessica: 501 (0.12%)
104. Hon Priscilla: 501 (0.12%)
105. Sierra Solana: 501 (0.12%)
106. Juvan Kaja: 501 (0.12%)
107. Birrell Kimberly: 501 (0.12%)
108. Li Ann: 501 (0.12%)
109. Mandlik Elizabeth: 501 (0.12%)
110. Williams Venus: 501 (0.12%)
111. Kudermetova Polina: 501 (0.12%)
112. Danilovic Olga: 501 (0.12%)
113. Jones Emerson: 501 (0.12%)
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