World number seven Elena Rybakina will take on the 33rd-ranked Dayana Yastremska in the third round of the 2025 Australian Open on Saturday, January 18. Get all the Elena Rybakina v Dayana Yastremska predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Elena Rybakina v Dayana Yastremska Head to Head
Rybakina and Yastremska have never faced off before this.
Rybakina Easy Winner over Jovic
After having conceded a mere two games in her opening round win over Emerson Jones, Rybakina continued to toy with her opponents as she sealed her third round spot with another straight-set victory.
At the receiving end of Rybakina’s brilliant display of tennis was Iva Jovic, who was blown away 6-0, 6-3.
It took Rybakina all of 27 minutes to clinch the opening set, and while Jovic did break the former Wimbledon champion in the third game of the second set, that was about as far as she would go.
Rybakina responded by pocketing five successive games including two breaks of serves to make it past her last season’s showing at this competition.
Yastremska Blasts Kovinic
If Rybakina dropped three games on her way to winning her second round win, Dayana Yastremska went one better in conceding a mere one game in her match.
Sure, Yastremska was up against a player who has been out with fitness woes that have pushed her out of the top 1000 of the WTA Rankings but Danka Kovinic was herself coming off an opening win.
For Yastremska to crush her 6-0, 6-1 in a mere 52 minutes speaks volumes about her confidence, which also stems from her rise on the WTA charts. She was ranked 102nd at the end of the 2023 season but a year later Yastremska had risen to 33rd and that’s her current ranking too.
Add that straight-set win over Mayar Sherif in the first round and a quarterfinal appearance at the Hobart International and we could have a confident Yastremska taking on Rybakina.
Rybakina v Yastremska Prediction
We still expect Rybakina to grab a win but it might not be as straightforward as her previous two. The games market looks tempting for this.
Rybakina v Yastremska Tips
- Over 18.5 games in the match: 4/5
