Elina Svitolina and Barbora Krejcikova are headed back to the court for the round of 16 clash. Both players have given so much in the previous rounds to qualify for this round and now one of them has to prove their quality to retain their place in the next round.
Elina Svitolina defeated Jessica Pegula in the previous round while Barbora Krejcikova also defeated Xinyu Wang in the previous round.
Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina made headlines after her last match against world number 6 Jessica Pegula. She has placed herself as a formidable force to reckon with and when she steps into the court for the round of 16, she will definitely be under the spotlight once again. Elina Svitolina battles Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16 stage. She had faced Barbora once in her career and she lost that match.
Elina Svitolina’s first match was a win over Moyuka Uchijima. She defeated Moyuka in straight sets by 2-6,1-6 score. Then she progressed into the next round where she faced world number 6, Jessica Pegula and she defeated Pegula in 3 sets by 6-4,1-6,3-6.
Barbora Krejcikova
Ukrainian international Barbora Krejcikova has been in fine form in the Paris Olympics tournament. She won both matches in the previous round, pretty much against regular opponents. But now she faces a tough challenge against Elina Svitolina and although she’s beaten Elina in their only meeting in the past, there’s a belief that this clash won’t be as easy as the first.
Barbora Krejcikova won her first match against Sara Sorribes Tormo, and she won in 3 sets by 6-4,0-6,6-7. Then she entered into the next round and defeated Xinyu Wang in straight sets by a 3-6,2-6 score.
Expert Betting Tips
Well, when it comes to experience and consistency, Svitolina might hold a slight edge. At the same time, Krejcikova has huge scope for improvement through her versatility and mental toughness in case she sustains peak performance. If Krejcikova can play aggressively and manage to be consistent, then she will have a very good chance of taking the win. This is going to be a pretty tight match that either player could win based on form.
- Over 20.5 Games at 1.68 Odds
- Over 21.5 Games at 1.82 Odds
- Total 3 Sets at 2.20 Odds