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Match Details
Fixture: (5) Elina Svitolina vs Elina Avanesyan
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Tournament: Monterrey Open
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Club Sonoma, Monterrey, Mexico
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $922,573
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Elina Svitolina vs Elina Avanesyan preview
The 2024 Monterrey Open will feature a match between fifth seed Elina Svitolina and Elina Avanesyan in the second round. Svitolina has had an average season in 2024 so far. She was last seen on the court at the Cincinnati Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the round of 16.
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The Ukrainian reached one final in 2024, at the ASB Classic, losing to Coco Gauff. Other than that, she reached the quarter-final of the Wimbledon, losing against Elena Rybakina. The World No. 28 had decent runs at both the Australian Open and French Open, reaching the fourth round in both events, where she lost to Linda Noskova and Aryna Sabalenka, respectively. Being the fifth seed, she got a bye in the opening round at the Monterrey Open.
Elina Avanesyan has been in decent form in the last few months. As a qualifier, she won four consecutive matches to reach the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open, losing to Liudmila Samsonova. The Armenian also made one appearance in a final in 2024, reaching the final of the Iasi Open, where she had to retire against Mirra Andreeva.
Barring the results mentioned above, the World No. 51 had a decent showing at the French Open, where she reached the fourth round losing to eventual runner-up Jasmine Paolini. Avanesyan defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto at the Monterrey Open in straight sets in the opening round.
Elina Svitolina vs Elina Avanesyan head-to-head
This will be the first time Svitolina and Avanesyan will play each other.
Elina Svitolina vs Elina Avanesyan odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Elina Svitolina vs Elina Avanesyan prediction
Svitolina has a 65 percent win record on hard courts in her career. The former World No. 3 has 11 titles on the surface, the last of which came in 2021, at the Chicago Open against Alize Cornet in the final. The Ukrainian is a past champion at the Monterrey Open, having won the title in 2020, defeating Marie Bouzkova in the final.
Avanesyan's record on hard courts is not very encouraging. The Armenian player is yet to reach a hard-court final and has a win ratio of a mere 35 percent on the surface. However, her overall results in 2024 have been promising, as she currently sits at her career-high ranking of 51.
Svitolina will have a considerable advantage going into this match, given her experience playing on the big stage and her track record on hard courts.
Pick- Svitolina to win in straight set.
