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Caroline Wozniacki vs Elina Svitolina: WTA Bad Homburg – first round
The former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will take on Elina Svitolina in the opening match at WTA Bad Homburg.
Caroline Wozniacki Profile
The former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki is currently 112th in the WTA rankings. The Danish is 7-9 for the season and 0-1 on grass.
Wozniacki is coming off a 6-4, 6-1 loss to Elise Mertens in the opening round in Birmingham. That was her first match after almost two months and the loss to Sara Errani in the opening round in Madrid.
Wozniacki’s best result this season was the quarterfinal in Indian Wells.
She won her last title in 2018 and this is her first appearance in Bad Homburg.
Elina Svitolina Profile
Elina Svitolina is currently 21st in the WTA rankings and her career high was No. 3 in the world. The Ukrainian is 18-11 for the season and will play her first match on grass this year.
Svitolina is coming off a 6-4, 6-3 loss to Elena Rybakina in the round of 16 at the French Open.
Her best result this season was the final in Auckland where she lost to Coco Gauff.
This is also her first appearance in Bad Homburg.
Head-to-Head Svitolina leads 5-1
- Svitolina vs Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 (2024 WTA Auckland, first round)
- Svitolina vs Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 (2018 WTA Masters Cup)
- Wozniacki vs Svitolina 6-2, 6-0 (2017 WTA Masters Cup)
- Svitolina vs Wozniacki 6-4, 6-0 (2017 WTA Torino, final)
- Svitolina vs Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 (2017 WTA Dubai, final)
- Svitolina vs Wozniacki 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (2016 WTA Miami, third round)
Prediction and Conclusion
It is always interesting to see former world No. 1 Carolina Wozniacki in action, even though she is not even a shadow of the player she once was. The 33-year-old veteran will face another veteran whom she played against before her break. Svitolina is still among the top players in the world and is opening her grass season with this match. The Ukrainian is in solid form and used to dominate Wozniacki even in her prime. Given that, this will be an easy straight-set win for Svitolina.
