Elina Svitolina and Aryna Sabalenka meet in the quarterfinal of the 2023 tennis French Open. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Elina Svitolina Betting Preview
Elina Svitolina is coming off a straight set win over Daria Kasatkina that took 23 games to decide. In the victory, Svitolina won 61 percent of her first serve points and 40 percent of her second serve points. Svitolina won 51 percent of her total service points and converted on 6 of her 12 break points. Svitolina got 52 percent of her first serves in play and hit 3 aces. Svitolina has won 8 straight matches, showing clear signs of returning to the player she was before her pregnancy. Svitolina looks to make her third career grand slam semifinal and first since the 2019 US Open. Svitolina is 2-6 in career grand slam quarterfinal matches. Svitolina has 36 career wins over top-10 players, with 1 of those wins coming this year. Svitolina has won 8 straight matches on clay court.
Aryna Sabalenka Betting Preview
Aryna Sabalenka is coming off a straight set win over Sloane Stephens that took 23 games to decide. In the victory, Sabalenka won 77 percent of her first serve points and 46 percent of her second serve points. Sabalenka won 65 percent of her total service points and converted on 4 of her 9 break points. Sabalenka got 62 percent of her first serves in play and hit 2 aces. Sabalenka has now won 20 of her last 24 matches, some of the best tennis of her life. Sabalenka looks to make her fifth career grand slam semifinal. Sabalenka is 4-0 in grand slam quarterfinal matches. Sabalenka has won 9 of her last 10 matches on clay court.
H2H History
The previous two meetings were split, as Sabalenka won 2018 Wuhan in 3 sets, while Svitolina won 2020 Strasbourg in 3 sets.
Randy’s Pick
Svitolina will be up for this match, and she’s playing her best tennis since the hiatus. However, Svitolina has still been spotty with her serve and top tier players are capable of taking advantage of those hiccups. Also, Sabalenka has been playing the best tennis of her life and those mental lapses are becoming few and far between. It’s hard to step in front of Sabalenka and this stretch.
I have to continue backing Sabalenka, as she makes her first French Open semifinal.