Elise Mertens and Elina Svitolina will meet in the second round of the 2023 Wimbledon on Wednesday, July 5. Get the predictions and odds of this Elina Svitolina v Elise Mertens match, along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Elina Svitolina v Elise Mertens Head to Head
Svitolina leads 3-2, last beating Mertens in Cincinnati in 2019. They last met in 2021 in the Gippsland Trophy, where Mertens won in three sets.
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Elise Mertens was off to a shaky start in Wimbledon 2023 as she beat Viktoria Hruncakova 7-6(2), 6-2 in an hour and 35 minutes.
World No. 28 did not have that great of preparation on grass. The Belgian was slated to play in Den Bosch but withdrew from the tournament. Then in Eastbourne next, she retired in the opening match against Karolina Pliskova, trailing 7-6(3), 3-6, 3-0.
Elise has a rich history at SW19. On the singles side, she has reached the round-of-16 twice (including last year). As a doubles player, she was the winner here in 2021 and a runner-up in 2022 – respectively, with Su-Wei Hsieh and Shuai Zhang.
As for her season so far, Mertens most recently won the Italian Open doubles and reached the singles fourth round in the French Open, Madrid Open, and Miami Open.
Her tally for the season is 19-13.
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Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina played spoilsport to Venus Williams’ campaign in Wimbledon. Playing with a wildcard, she won the match 6-4, 6-3 comfortably.
A quarterfinalist in the French Open most recently (beating Martin Trevisan, Anna Blinkova, and Daria Kasatkina en route), Svitolina has done pretty well since returning to the WTA Tour post-maternity leave.
Her record is now 13-8, which also includes her singles title from the Strasbourg International and a semifinal feat in the Saint-Malo Challenger.
Now ranked World No. 76, Svitolina is a former World No. 3 who reached the semifinal at Wimbledon in 2019. Armed with 20 career finals, she is clearly a force to be reckoned with.
That said, Elina’s last match was in Birmingham where she lost in the opener to Linda Fruhvirtova in straight sets.
Svitolina v Mertens Prediction and Tip
This match can go either way. Both players are well experienced, have incredible pedigrees, and are highly skilled. Their past encounters have been close at times and there’s no reason why it can’t be the case here too.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 Wimbledon will be played from July 3 to 16. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also, get the rest of the tennis match previews here.
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