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Bad Homburg Prediction: Elina Svitolina vs Wang Xinyu
07:00 AM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Elina Svitolina -238 / Wang Xinyu +195
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Elina Svitolina is coming off a three-set victory over Liudmila Samsonova in her opening match at the 2026 Bad Homburg Open. The match took 26 games to decide. Svitolina won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and minutes. In the victory, Svitolina hit 4 aces and 3 double faults. She landed 62% of first serves in play and won 62% of first serve points (38/61). Svitolina won 42% of second serve points (16/38) and saved 6 of 17 break points in the match.Svitolina improves to 3-1 for the season on grass courts, having reached the last eight in Berlin a week ago where she lost to Alexandra Eala. She has compiled 36 wins and 9 defeats in the whole of 2026. This is officially her best run at the Bad Homburg Open in just her second visit to the tournament. Svitolina has reached two grass-court semifinals in her career, both at Wimbledon.
Wang Xinyu beat World No. 23 Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open. Wang won the first set 6-3 in 42 minutes, breaking Fernandez at least three times. Fernandez delivered a much improved second set performance, but it wasn’t enough to stop Wang’s momentum. The Chinese ease into the last eight with two more breaks.
In the victory, Wang hit 4 aces and 3 double faults. She landed 69% of first serves in play and won 61% of first serve points (27/44). Wang won 55% of second serve points (11/20) and saved two of four break points on her serve. After the disappointment of losing in the first round in Berlin, and exiting the Top 50, Wang has now won back-to-back matches on grass. She defeated Renata Zarazua in the first round.

