Elena Rybakina vs Varvara Gracheva predictions, Jan 21, 2026

Yuriy Borshchenko

8 months ago

WTA Australian Open, Melbourne Park (Melbourne) on Wednesday, 7:00 pm ET

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In an intriguing matchup at the WTA Australian Open on January 20, 2026, home favorite Elena Rybakina will face Varvara Gracheva. Rybakina has been in impressive form, securing victories in four of her last five matches. Her powerful serve and aggressive baseline play make her a formidable opponent on hard courts, particularly in her home environment.

In contrast, Gracheva has struggled recently, winning only one of her last four encounters. While she possesses solid shot-making ability and tactical awareness, her recent inconsistency could pose a significant challenge against a player of Rybakina’s caliber.

Bookmakers heavily favor Rybakina with odds set at 1.07 for a home win compared to Gracheva’s 8.36. This disparity reflects Rybakina’s current form and her experience on the big stage. However, tennis can be unpredictable, and Gracheva, with her determination and potential to surprise, may still present challenges.

As both players step onto the court, factors such as crowd support and match day conditions could influence the outcome. While Rybakina is favored, tennis fans should be prepared for a competitive contest.

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Rybakina
88.7%

Gracheva
11.3%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	1.07		8.36

Latest Results

19.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Kaja Juvan – 2:0
08.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Karolina Muchova – 1:2
07.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Paula Badosa – 2:0
06.01.26 Elena Rybakina – Shuai Zhang – 2:0
27.12.25 Belinda Bencic – Elena Rybakina – 0:2

19.01.26 Varvara Gracheva – Viktorija Golubic – 2:1
12.01.26 Rebecca Sramkova – Varvara Gracheva – 2:1
09.01.26 Varvara Gracheva – Katie Volynets – Canceled
06.01.26 Elina Svitolina – Varvara Gracheva – 2:0
22.10.25 Belinda Bencic – Varvara Gracheva – 2:0

Facts

Rybakina is ranked WTA: 5. Gracheva is ranked WTA: 77.

Rybakina is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).

In this match, Rybakina is the clear favorite.

In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Rybakina won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 4:0. (average 2:0).

Latest Head To Head

14.03.23 Elena Rybakina – Varvara Gracheva – 2:0
09.02.22 Elena Rybakina – Varvara Gracheva – 2:0

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)
56	Boulter K.	Bencic B. (10)
57	Osaka N. (16)	Ruzic A.
58	Cirstea S.	Lys E.	2 : 1
59	Inglis M. (Q)	Birrell K.
60	Siegemund L.	Samsonova L. (18)
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	Potapova A.	Raducanu E. (28)
3	Mboko V. (17)	McNally C.
4	Kudermetova P.	Tauson C. (14)
5	Sonmez Z.	Bondar A.
6	Putintseva Y.	Jacquemot E.
7	Jovic I. (29)	Hon P.
8	Frech M.	Paolini J. (7)
9	Gauff C. (3)	Danilovic O.
10	Hunter S.	Baptiste H.
11	Muchova K. (19)	Parks A.
12	Li A.	Linette M.
13	Svitolina E. (12)	Klimovicova L.
14	Gibson T.	Shnaider D. (23)
15	Ruse G.	Tomljanovic A.
16	Sakkari M.	Andreeva M. (8)
17	Pegula J. (6)	Kessler M.
18	Selekhmeteva O.	Badosa P. (25)
19	Tjen J.	Pliskova Ka.
20	Krueger A.	Keys M. (9)
21	Noskova L. (13)	Preston T.
22	Wang Xin.	Ostapenko J. (24)
23	Stearns P.	Marcinko P.
24	Siniakova K.	Anisimova A. (4)
25	Rybakina E. (5)	Gracheva V.
26	Fruhvirtova L.	Valentova T.
27	Mertens E. (21)	Uchijima M.
28	TBD #55	TBD #56
29	TBD #57	Cirstea S.
30	TBD #59	TBD #60
31	Kalinskaya A. (31)	Grabher J.
32	Bouzkova M.	Swiatek I. (2)

1/16-finals

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

1/8-finals

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

Quarter-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4
3	TBD #5	TBD #6
4	TBD #7	TBD #8

Semi-finals

1	TBD #1	TBD #2
2	TBD #3	TBD #4

Final

TBD #1

TBD #2

WTA Australian Open Outrights

1. Sabalenka Aryna: 2.5 (26.42%)

2. Swiatek Iga: 6 (11.01%)

3. Rybakina Elena: 7 (9.44%)

4. Gauff Coco: 8 (8.26%)

5. Anisimova Amanda: 8.5 (7.77%)

6. Andreeva Mirra: 15 (4.4%)

7. Muchova Karolina: 23 (2.87%)

8. Keys Madison: 26 (2.54%)

9. Osaka Naomi: 26 (2.54%)

10. Pegula Jessica: 26 (2.54%)

11. Bencic Belinda: 29 (2.28%)

12. Mboko Victoria: 29 (2.28%)

13. Paolini Jasmine: 51 (1.3%)

14. Svitolina Elina: 51 (1.3%)

15. Shnaider Diana: 67 (0.99%)

16. Raducanu Emma: 67 (0.99%)

17. Noskova Linda: 67 (0.99%)

18. Badosa Paula: 81 (0.82%)

19. Samsonova Liudmila: 81 (0.82%)

20. Tauson Clara: 101 (0.65%)

21. Jovic Iva: 101 (0.65%)

22. Fernandez Leylah: 151 (0.44%)

23. Mertens Elise: 201 (0.33%)

24. Valentova Tereza: 251 (0.26%)

25. Kalinskaya Anna: 251 (0.26%)

26. Sakkari Maria: 351 (0.19%)

27. Lys Eva: 401 (0.16%)

28. Parks Alycia: 501 (0.13%)

29. Sramkova Rebecca: 501 (0.13%)

30. Cocciaretto Elisabetta: 501 (0.13%)

31. Gibson Talia: 501 (0.13%)

32. Bondar Anna: 501 (0.13%)

33. Joint Maya: 501 (0.13%)

34. Potapova Anastasia: 501 (0.13%)

35. Zhang Shuai: 501 (0.13%)

36. Cirstea Sorana: 501 (0.13%)

37. Ruse Elena Gabriela: 501 (0.13%)

38. Gracheva Varvara: 501 (0.13%)

39. Ruzic Antonia: 501 (0.13%)

40. Jacquemot Elsa: 501 (0.13%)

41. Linette Magda: 501 (0.13%)

42. Kartal Sonay: 501 (0.13%)

43. Frech Magdalena: 501 (0.13%)

44. Bouzkova Marie: 501 (0.13%)

45. Pliskova Karolina: 501 (0.13%)

46. Stearns Peyton: 501 (0.13%)

47. Selekhmeteva Oksana: 501 (0.13%)

48. Tomljanovic Ajla: 501 (0.13%)

49. Preston Taylah: 501 (0.13%)

50. Putintseva Yulia: 501 (0.13%)

51. Tjen Janice: 501 (0.13%)

52. Hon Priscilla: 501 (0.13%)

53. Sun Lulu: 501 (0.13%)

54. Kessler McCartney: 501 (0.13%)

55. Ostapenko Jelena: 501 (0.13%)

56. Siniakova Katerina: 501 (0.13%)

57. Boulter Katie: 501 (0.13%)

58. Baptiste Hailey: 501 (0.13%)

59. Grabher Julia: 501 (0.13%)

60. Juvan Kaja: 501 (0.13%)

61. Birrell Kimberly: 501 (0.13%)

62. Siegemund Laura: 501 (0.13%)

63. Udvardy Panna: 501 (0.13%)

64. Li Ann: 501 (0.13%)

65. Bejlek Sara: 501 (0.13%)

66. Uchijima Moyuka: 501 (0.13%)

67. Oliynykova Oleksandra: 501 (0.13%)

68. Krueger Ashlyn: 501 (0.13%)

69. McNally Caty: 501 (0.13%)

70. Kasatkina Daria: 501 (0.13%)

71. Marcinko Petra: 501 (0.13%)

72. Kudermetova Polina: 501 (0.13%)

73. Danilovic Olga: 501 (0.13%)

74. Wang Xinyu (2001): 501 (0.13%)

75. Golubic Viktorija: 501 (0.13%)

76. Stephens Sloane: 501 (0.13%)

77. Kalinina Anhelina: 501 (0.13%)

78. Fruhvirtova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

79. Inglis Maddison: 501 (0.13%)

80. Sonmez Zeynep: 501 (0.13%)

81. Bartunkova Nikola: 501 (0.13%)

82. Hunter Storm: 501 (0.13%)

83. Klimovicova Linda: 501 (0.13%)

84. Bai Zhuoxuan: 501 (0.13%)

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