Madison Keys vs Elina Svitolina preview, head-to-head, prediction and pick | Australian Open 2025

Match Details

Fixture: (19) Madison Keys vs (28) Elina Svitolina

Date: January 22, 2025

Tournament: Australian Open 2025

Round: Quarterfinal

Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia

Category: Grand Slam

Surface: Hard (Outdoor)

Prize Money: A$ 96,500,000

Live telecast: USA - ESPN & Tennis Channel | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Sports & Sony Liv

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Madison Keys vs Elina Svitolina preview

The quarterfinal at the 2025 Australian Open will feature a clash between 19th-seeded Madison Keys and 28th-seeded Elina Svitolina.

Keys has been in phenomenal form in 2025, as the American player is currently on a streak of 9 consecutive wins. The streak began at the Adelaide International, where she won the title, overcoming Jessica Pegula in the final.

Keys started her 2025 Australian Open strongly, winning the first-round match 6-4, 7-5 against compatriot Ann Li. The 19th seed continued her good form in the next round, winning 7-6 (1), 2-6, 7-5 against Elena Gabriela Ruse. In the third round, she won 6-4, 6-4 against 10th-seeded Daniell Collins.

In the fourth round, Keys took on sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina. The American player started strongly, taking the first set set 6-3. However, the former Melbourne finalist, hit back strongly in the second set, taking it 6-1. In the third set Keys got the early break to take a 3-1 lead. However, her Kazak opponent broke back, tying it at 3-3. With the match on the line, the American brought her best tennis, winning three consecutive games, to win 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.

Meanwhile, Elina Svitolina did not play any warm-up events before the Australian Open. The player from Ukraine began her campaign in Melbourne with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sorana Cirstea. In the next round, she dominated Caroline Dolehide, winning 6-4, 6-1.

Svitolina faced her toughest challenge when she took on fourth-seeded Jasmine Paolini in the third round. After losing the first set, the Ukrainian player turned the match around, winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. She carried the momentum into the next match, to win 6-4, 6-1 against Veronika Kudermetova and make it to the quarterfinal.

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Madison Keys vs Elina Svitolina head-to-head

Keys and Svitolina have played each other 5 times, with the American player leading the head-to-head 3-2. Keys won their last match 6-2, 6-4 at the 2022 Adelaide International.

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Madison Keys vs Elina Svitolina odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Madison Keys	TBD	TBD	TBD
Elina Svitolina	TBD	TBD	TBD

(Odds will be updated once available)

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Madison Keys vs Elina Svitolina prediction

Before the 2025 edition, Keys had a 27-10 record at the Australian Open. The American player reached the semifinals of the Melbourne Major in 2015 and 2022. Both times, she lost to eventual champions Serena Williams and Ashleigh Barty. Overall, she has reached seven hard-court finals, winning four titles, the last of which came in Adelaide earlier this month.

Svitolina, on the other hand, had a 25-11 win/loss record at Melbourne Park before the ongoing season. The Ukrainian's best performance came in 2018 and 2019 when she reached consecutive quarterfinals. She has a good record on hard courts with 11 titles from 15 finals. However, the 28th seed last won a hard-court title back in 2021, when she won the Chicago Open with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Alize Cornet.

The head-to-head advantage, and being the higher seed will give the slight advantage to Keys in the upcoming match.

Pick- Keys to win in three sets