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Match Details
Fixture: (5) Elina Svitolina vs (6) Linda Noskova
Date: August 22, 2024
Tournament: Monterrey Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Club Sonoma, Monterrey, Mexico
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $922,573
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports
Elina Svitolina vs Linda Noskova preview
Fifth seed Elina Svitolina will take on Linda Noskova in the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open 2024.
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Following a first-round bye, Svitolina was up against Elina Avanesyan in the second round. The Ukrainian started strong as an early break of serve helped her go 2-0 up. Her opponent turned the tables on her by going on a three-game run to take a 3-2 lead.
The momentum swung in Svitolina's favor once again after that as she bagged four of the next five games to take the set. The second set proved to be more straightforward for her. A lone break of serve in her favor helped her wrap up a 6-4, 6-3 win.
Noskova handed qualifier Anna Danilina a 6-0, 6-1 beatdown in her opener to set up a second-round date with Wang Xinyu. The Czech teen fumbled her chances in the first set time after time. She led by a break twice, had a set point on her opponent's serve, and even served for the set herself.
However, Noskova finally got the job done by breaking Wang's serve once again as she served to stay in the set at 5-4 to take the set. The two remained unshakeable on serve in the second set, and the Chinese saved a couple of match points to force a tie-break.
Wang led 5-2 in the tie-break, only for Noskova to sweep the next four points to bring up a match point. The former fended it off and had three set points after that, which the latter managed to negate. The Czech teen eventually pipped her rival on her sixth match point for a 6-4, 7-6 (11) win.
Elina Svitolina vs Linda Noskova head-to-head
Noskova leads Svitolina 1-0 in the head-to-head. She won their previous encounter at this year's Australian Open following the Ukrainian's mid-match retirement.
Elina Svitolina vs Linda Noskova odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Elina Svitolina vs Linda Noskova prediction
Svitolina rallied to win a closely-fought first set against Avanesyan and remained in control of the match until she emerged victorious. Noskova survived a topsy-turvy tie-break to sneak past Wang.
The two previously crossed paths at the season's first Major, and Svitolina had to throw in the towel after only three games due to a back injury. It impacted the rest of her season as it took her quite a while to regain her form.
Noskova has lost her last four matches against top 50 players, and six of her last seven meetings against them. Svitolina is in the same boat, having lost her previous three matches against top 50 rivals.
However, she has won four of her last eight matches against them. The Ukrainian's recent results are comparatively better than Noskova's, and based on that, she will be favored to advance further.
Pick: Elina Svitolina to win in three sets.
