Elina Svitolina vs Diana Shnaider Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | Third Round
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Elina Svitolina takes on Diana Shnaider in the third-round of the Australian Open.
Start date/time:
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Elina Svitolina vs Diana Shnaider prediction
Elina Svitolina made it through to the next round in Melbourne after a straight sets win over Linda Klimovicova. The Ukrainian was tested in the first set by the world number 134, as she was pegged back immediately after going a break up. However, she broke again in the 12th game to take a decisive lead. Klimovicova fell away after that, with Svitolina reeling off the last five games to win 7-5 6-1.
She faces Diana Shnaider next. The Russian came from a set down to beat Talia Gibson. The Australian had made the semi-finals of the Hobart International in the lead up to this event and looked on course for a fine victory after taking the first set. Shnaider levelled the match, but Gibson broke at the start of the decider. The 21-year-old found another level as she came back to win 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Shnaider was not convincing at times in her previous match, and she’s likely to find it a whole lot tougher against Svitolina, who is a three-time quarter-finalist in Melbourne.
Elina Svitolina vs Diana Shnaider tip: Elina Svitolina to win
