Elina Svitolina vs Elena Rybakina Prediction & Picks - WTA Rome
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Tennis Picks
The action at the WTA event in Rome is really starting to heat up. As well as Pegula vs Swiatek, we have another all-top-ten clash on Wednesday, with Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina due to clash. These two know plenty about each other and have taken each other on many times before. Overall, it is Rybakina who has had the better of the rivalry, and if this match was on another surface, the world number two would be hard to go against.
However, Svitolina has played her best tennis against Rybakina on clay surfaces, winning when the pair last met on clay, winning two of her previous three clay-court matches against Wednesday's opponent. The Ukrainian also loves Rome, where she has got her hands on the trophy not once but twice before. In other words, do not be surprised if she thrives more than the early odds suggest.
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Elina Svitolina vs Elena Rybakina Form
Elina Svitolina and Elena Rybakina Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
May 11, 2026 - WTA Rome
May 10, 2026 - WTA Rome
May 8, 2026 - WTA Rome
Apr 23, 2026 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 18, 2026 - WTA Stuttgart Open
Apr 17, 2026 - WTA Stuttgart Open
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
May 11, 2026 - WTA Rome
May 10, 2026 - WTA Rome
May 8, 2026 - WTA Rome
Apr 27, 2026 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 26, 2026 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Apr 24, 2026 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Elina Svitolina against Elena Rybakina : Head to Head (H2H)
40 %
60 %
Mar 13, 2026 - WTA Indian Wells
Apr 27, 2025 - WTA Mutua Madrid Open
Jul 10, 2024 - WTA Wimbledon Championships
Jun 3, 2024 - WTA French Open
Jul 31, 2021 - Women's Olympic Tournament
Elina Svitolina - Elena Rybakina Key Points
- When these two players last met on clay, Elina Svitolina came out on top in straight sets.
- Elina Svitolina has won two of her previous three clay-court matches against Elena Rybakina.
- Elina Svitolina has a fondness for the action in the Italian capital, reaching the quarters or better on six occasions.
- Elina Svitolina has won this event twice before, doing so in 2017 and 2018.
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Our Elina Svitolina vs Elena Rybakina Prediction
As is the case with the match between Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek, this really could go either way, but it's hard to conclude that Elina Svitolina isn't generously priced. She's been just as impressive as Rybakina in Rome, while she has a pretty decent clay-court record against the Kazakh player, winning two of her previous three clay matches against the current world number two.
Are we saying that this is match that Elina Svitolina should win? Absolutely not, but what we are very much saying is that the Ukrainian, on all available evidence, is too generously priced to ignore. Betting on Svitolina to get the job done at odds of +200 is a move that represents value for money.
Our Elina Svitolina vs Elena Rybakina Pick: Elina Svitolina to Win.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
