Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina Prediction 4/27/25 Madrid Tennis Picks

Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina meet in the third round of the 2025 WTA Madrid Open on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Here’s our Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina prediction. This preview will also include an Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina pick.

Elena Rybakina Preview

Elena Rybakina opened her 2025 WTA Madrid account with a straight sets win over Bianca Andreescu. In a clash between two former Grand Slam champions, it was the 10th seed who looked in complete control throughout the match. Rybakina won the first set 6-3 in 33 minutes with one break of serve and did not face a breakpoint on her own serve. In the second set, Rybakina broke Andreescu twice to take a 4-1 lead and did well to fend off a late breakpoint before sealing the match on her fourth match point.

This is the third successive win for Rybakina who won two singles matches in the BJK Cup qualifying before Madrid. Despite withdrawing from Stuttgart, Rybakina showed no signs of rust in the match and began her clay swing campaign with an excellent win against a dangerous opponent.

Elina Svitolina Preview

Elina Svitolina, meanwhile, defeated World No. 60 Sonay Kartal in straight sets. Svitolina spent less than an hour to power past the British number three 6-3, 6-1. Svitolina broke Kartal three times in the first set, and although she lost one of her service games, she comfortably won the set 6-3.

In the second set, Svitolina took a massive 5-0 lead before Kartal held to love to put some respect on the scoreline. But Svitolina was simply unstoppable on the day and closed it out in 54 minutes. In the victory, Svitolina landed 64% of first serves in play and won 67% of first serve points (18/27). Svitolina won 73% of second serve points (11/15) and only faced one breakpoint during the match. Svitolina extends her win streak to eight matches. She won the WTA 250 in Rouen and has now started her Madrid campaign with another win. 

Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina Head-To-Head

Rybakina and Svitolina have met five times in all competitions. Rybakina has a slender 3-2 lead and beat the Ukrainian in their most recent clay meeting at the 2024 French Open in straight sets.

Elena Rybakina vs Elina Svitolina Prediction

Svitolina is undefeated in her last eight matches, a run that saw her steer Ukraine into the BJK Cup Finals later this season and at the same time lift her first WTA title in two years. The impressive thing about this streak, Svitolina has not relinquished a single set, and the closest she came to dropping one was in the Rouen final when she beat Danilovic 6-4, 7-6. That said, Rybakina will be a formidable challenger for the former World No. 3 in this match. Shot for shot, Rybakina has too much firepower that if she plays with regulation, she’ll pierce through Svitolina’s defenses. And with all due respect to the women Svitolina has beaten in her eight-match winning run, none of them quite matches up to Rybakina’s resume and physically imposing tennis. Give me Rybakina in three tough sets.

Nur Said's Pick: Elena Rybakina in three sets