Canadian Open 2024: Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match details
Fixture: Elina Svitolina vs (11) Marta Kostyuk
Date: August 8, 2024
Tournament: Canadian Open 2024
Round: Second round (Round of 32)
Venue: Toronto, Canada
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $2,788,468
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - Sportsnet, TVA Sports | UK - Amazon Prime Video | India - Sony Liv
Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk preview
The second round of the 2024 Canadian Open will feature an all-Ukrainian encounter when 2017 champion Elina Svitolina will go toe to toe against 11th-seeded Marta Kostyuk. The last event that Svitolina played was at the Paris Olympics, where she lost against Barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16.
Svitolina has a 23-13 win/loss ratio in so far 2024, with one final appearance at the ASB Classic, which she lost to Coco Gauff. The Ukrainian's other notable result of the year was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, losing to Elena Rybakina. At the Canadian Open, Svitolina started with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 win over Shelby Rogers.
Marta Kostyuk has a similar 23-13 record so far in 2024, with two final appearances at the San Diego Open and the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. She lost against Katie Boulter and Elena Rybakina in those finals. Kostyuk also reached the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, losing to top seed Iga Swiatek.
The World No. 20 also had a breakthrough result at the Australian Open, where she reached the quarter-final, losing to Coco Gauff in three tight sets. Kostyuk faced off against Tatjana Maria of Germany in the first round of the Canadian Open, with the Ukrainian winning 6-0, 6-2.
Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk head-to-head
Svitolina and Kostyuk have played each other only once, with the former winning their third-round match at the 2018 Australian Open.
Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Elina Svitolina vs Marta Kostyuk prediction
In her match against Shelby Rogers, Svitolina won 70 percent of her points on her serve. The Ukrainian played well under pressure as she saved six out of the seven break-point opportunities she conceded on her serve. She was exceptionally strong in the return games, winning 61 percent of the total return points in the match.
Kostyuk just dropped 8 points on her serve against Tatjana Maria in the first round. She won 82 percent of her points on her first serve and attacked the second serve of her opponent during the return games, winning 70 percent of the points on her opponent's second serve.
However, Kostyuk only made 46% of first serves in her first-round match. This might given Svitolina the chance to exploit the second serve of Kostyuk during the return games. Also, given she is a past champion on this court, the advantage is with the senior Ukrainian.
Pick- Svitolina to win in straight sets