Rybakina vs Svitolina: who will get the bronze in Tokyo?

Rybakina vs Svitolina: who will get the bronze in Tokyo?

Three of Svitolina's five matches in Tokyo ended in three sets. Also the three-set was one of two personal meetings. In two personal meetings, tennis players scored ten games in the first set.

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Elena Rybakina

Elena Rybakina managed to bring herself to the start of the Olympics in excellent shape. Recall that the representative of Kazakhstan showed herself well at Roland Garros (quarterfinals) and Wimbledon (1/8 finals) before the start in Tokyo.

In Tokyo, before the semifinals, Elena walked quite confidently in the tournament grid, without giving up a single set to her rivals. Victories were recorded over Stosur, Peterson, Vekich and Mugurusa. The victory over the Spaniard with a score of 7-5, 6-1 clearly demonstrated that at the moment Rybakina is capable of swinging for an Olympic medal.

In the semifinals against Belinda Bencic, the 20th racket of the world was the favorite of the confrontation among the bookmakers. Elena successfully started the match, led the first game with a score of 5-2, had five set points, but did not realize her advantage and gave a set in a tie-break. In the future the tennis players exchanged the games they won, but the final victory went to the Swiss tennis player (7-6, 4-6, 6-3).

Elina Svitolina

Shortly before the start of the Olympics, Elina Svitolina married Gael Monfils and there were fears in the predictions for the results of her performance in Tokyo. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian tennis player literally managed to break through to the semifinals on her veins and on her character.

In the three starting fights in Tokyo, Elina needed to spend the maximum number of sets on the court to register victories. In a three-set format, they managed to outplay Siegemund (6-3, 6-7, 6-4), Tomljanovic (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Sakkari (5-7, 6-3, 6-4).

The easiest for Elina was the quarterfinal match with Camila Georgi (6-4, 6-4).

In the semifinals, Svitolina could not cope with the played out Marketa Vondrousova (3-6, 1-6). There were hints of a fight in that fight only at the start of the first game. More tennis betting tips can be obtained from the link provided.

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