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Match Details
Fixture: (6) Elena Rybakina vs (32) Dayana Yastremska
Date: January 18, 2025
Tournament: Australian Open 2025
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard (outdoor)
Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, ESPN | UK - Eurosport | Canada - TSN, RDS
Elena Rybakina vs Dayana Yastremska preview
Sixth seed Elena Rybakina will lock horns with Dayana Yastremska in the third round of the Australian Open 2025.
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Rybakina contested the United Cup prior to the season's first Major. She remained unbeaten in singles until the semifinals, where she lost to Iga Swiatek in straight sets, and was knocked out of the tournament.
Rybakina trounced home hope Emerson Jones 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open. She faced another teenager, Iva Jovic, in the second round, and cruised to a comfortable 6-0, 6-3 win.
Yastremska left the Brisbane International without winning a match. She stepped up her game the following week and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hobart International, losing to eventual champion McCartney Kessler.
Yastremska has been in fine form at the Melbourne Major. She scored a routine 6-1, 6-4 win over Mayar Sherif in the first round, and crushed Danka Kovinic 6-0, 6-1 in the second round.
Elena Rybakina vs Dayana Yastremska head-to-head
This will be the first career meeting between the two, so the head-to-head stands at 0-0 for now.
Elena Rybakina vs Dayana Yastremska odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Elena Rybakina vs Dayana Yastremska prediction
Both players have reached the third round quite comfortably. Rybakina has dropped five games across her two matches, while Yastremska has lost six games. The former has dropped her serve once so far, while the latter has gone through all of her service games unscathed.
Rybakina's best result at the Australian Open has been a runner-up finish in 2023. Yastremska made the semifinals here last year, that too as a qualifier. Both players are known for their powerful shotmaking. However, the Kazakh is more precise and exercises better restraint compared to her rival.
After having faced two relatively inexperienced opponents, Yastremska will be Rybakina's first real test. The Ukrainian is capable of playing some lights-out tennis when she's in the zone, though she has been quite inconsistent since her semifinal finish in Melbourne last year.
Yastremska also has a 4-15 career record against top 10 players and has lost her last four matches against them. Her last win over a top 10 player came at last year's Australian Open against Marketa Vondrousova. While she's certainly a tricky opponent to deal with, Rybakina should be able to one-up her to reach the next round.
Pick: Elena Rybakina to win in straight sets.
