Caroline Wozniacki vs Elina Svitolina Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Bad Homburg Open

Prediction published on 22/06/2024, 23:58  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 23/06/2024 at 00:50 in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Elina Svitolina begins her Bad Homburg campaign with a first-round battle against the unseeded Caroline Wozniacki. This will be the seventh career meeting between them and the winner will next play either Diane Parry or Veronika Kudermetova.

Wozniacki is seeking her first win on grass since a run to the third round at Wimbledon in 2019. The former world number one would retire a few months later before making a U-turn and returning to the tour last year.

A win here will end a run of four successive defeats. Wozniacki has suffered inconsistency this year and has compiled a losing 7-9 record. She is coming off a first-round exit in Birmingham which represented her first outing on grass in five seasons. The 33-year-old is currently ranked 112th in the live ranking.

Elina Svitolina has played more regularly on grass than Wozniacki though she is now just making her season debut on the surface. The Ukrainian is a decent performer on grass and has won over 20 matches on the surface.

Last year, she won five of seven matches on grass and had a stunning run to the semi-finals at Wimbledon. With the grass major coming up in approximately a week, Svitolina will seek a deep run here to prepare.

The 29-year-old, who has compiled an 18-11 record thus far, has dominated whenever she has been up against Wozniacki. She has won five of their six encounters with her latest victory coming earlier this year. The current world number 21 defeated Wozniacki on her way to finishing as runner-up in Auckland. Svitolina is coming off a fourth-round finish at the French Open,