World number 17 Elina Svitolina has a tough encounter on her hands when she takes on the 25th-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the third round of the 2022 Australian Open on Friday, January 21. Get the live streaming options of this Elina Svitolina v Victoria Azarenka match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
Looking to watch the 2022 Australian Open live streaming online?
- For tennis fans in the Europe & elsewhere go to bet365 > Tennis > Live Streaming here* to watch & bet on the ATP & WTA tennis live.
*Live streaming T&Cs:
You can watch live sport on your mobile, tablet or desktop including Soccer, Tennis and Basketball. All you need is a funded account or to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours to qualify.
- Want to Bet on This Match? Sign up with Unibet Here & Get Exciting Bonus & Awesome Odds
[the_ad id=”43630″]
Elina Svitolina v Victoria Azarenka Head to Head
There have been four previous matches played between these two with Azarenka winning all four and leaving Svitolina without a victory. Three of these came on hard court surfaces.
Their most recent meeting came at WTA Doha last year where Azarenka ran away to a 6-2, 6-4 win in the quarterfinals.
Also Read:
Svitolina Still Finding Her Feet
She might be ranked 17th in the world but Svitolina’s recent struggles have been real. Starting out the season on the back of successive defeats in the opening rounds at both the tournaments in Adelaide would have been the kind of shocks Svitolina might not have expected.
Not when she was facing opponents who started out as 6/1 and 6/4 favourites to win those matches.
Which is why a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win in the first round here at Fiona Ferro would have been bit of a relief for Svitolina before she was stretched yet again in the second.
Featuring against Harmony Tan, another Frenchwoman in round two, Svitolina was made to work hard before winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and reaching the third. Can she trouble the in-form Azarenka in this one now?
[the_ad id=”30344″]
Azarenka in Full Flow
It has taken Azarenka barely any time to march into the third round of this tournament, having routed both her first two opponents easily.
After defeating Panna Udvardy 6-3, 6-1 in the first, Azarenka might have expected some more of a fight from Jil Teichmann in the second but even that did not materialise.
Azarenka was on court for a mere one hour and 14 minutes to make it past Teichmann, winning 6-1, 6-2. Getting four break-points in the match, Azarenka made full use of all of them while saving all the five she herself faced.
What also helped Azarenka were the 27 unforced errors from her opponent’s racquet, 14 more than what she dished out on her own.
And her form in this competition, following on from her quarterfinal appearance in Adelaide, should be enough to start her off as a favourite.
Svitolina v Azarenka Prediction and Tip
Svitolina might be the higher-ranked player but given recent form and their past history it comes as no surprise Azarenka is a heavy favourite here.
Tip: Azarenka to win: 4/9 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
[the_ad id=”30513″]
The 2022 Australian will be played from January 17 to 30. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
Be the first to comment