Elena Rybakina vs Katie Volynets Prediction & Betting Tips - Abu Dhabi Open
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by Steve Ashfield | in Tennis Predictions
Defending champion Elena Rybakina begins her title defence on Wednesday. The top seed in this outdoor hard court Abu Dhabi Open faces qualifier Katie Volynets in the last 16. Can Volynets dethrone the champion? Read our match prediction.
Rybakina is fifth in the latest world rankings list but down to seventh as she defends all the points won here in 2024. The 25-year-old has won six of her eight matches played this year. Three of her four matches in the United Cup were won, her only loss being to Iga Swiatak.
In the Australian Open, Rybakina made it to round four but lost in three sets to eventual champion Madison Keys. This is her second match against her opponent and she beat her on clay in 2022 for the loss of only four games.
Katie Volynets is at 63rd in the live rankings, just seven places below her career high. A win here will take Volynets into her second quarter-final of the year after a last eight appearance in Auckland. Three successive matches were lost before entering the qualifying rounds here.
Two qualifying matches were won in straight sets. The American had to come from a set down to beat Sonay Kartel in round one of this tournament. We go for under 18.5 games to be played in this match.
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Elena Rybakina vs Katie Volynets Form
Elena Rybakina and Katie Volynets Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
19 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
17 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
29 Dec 2024 - United Cup
26 Dec 2024 - United Cup
6 Nov 2024 - WTA Doha
4 Nov 2024 - WTA Doha
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
12 Jan 2025 - WTA Australian Open
3 Jan 2025 - ASB Classic
1 Jan 2025 - ASB Classic
30 Dec 2024 - ASB Classic
6 Oct 2024 - WTA Wuhan Open
30 Sept 2024 - WTA China Open
Elena Rybakina - Katie Volynets Key Points
- Only 16 games were played in the one previous match between Rybakina and Volynets.
- Under 18.5 games have been played in six of Rybakina's eight matches this year.
- Volynets failed to win a game in one of the two sets she's played against Rybakina.
- Two of Rybakina's three matches in Abu Dhabi against players ranked outside the top 16 have had under 18.5 games played in them.
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Our Elena Rybakina vs Katie Volynets Prediction
Elena Rybakina has been in good form this year and now begins the defence of the title she won in Abu Dhabi last year. The world number five has won six of her eight matches this year with only Keys and Swiatek beating her.
Katie Volynets only won four games in her one match against Rybakina. It's been an up and down year so far for her with a last eight in Auckland but then three successive losses. Our Elena Rybakina v Katie Volynets prediction is under 18.5 games to be played.
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