Elina Svitolina vs Hailey Baptiste Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Third Round
Elina Svitolina faces Hailey Baptiste in the third round in Rome.
Ranking points: WTA 1000
Start date/time: Saturday 10th May, 2025: UK – not before 10am / US ET – not before 5am / US PT – not before 2am
Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Surface: Outdoor clay
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Elina Svitolina vs Hailey Baptiste prediction
Elina Svitolina made it 12 wins from her last 13 matches with a hard-fought 6-4 7-6 victory over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
The 16th seed now takes on Hayley Baptiste after the qualifier upset another seed in the shape of Liudmila Samsonova.
This will be their first ever meeting but Svitolina is playing some of her best tennis in years and will have taken heed of how well the American did to down Russia’s Samsonova 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the second round.
The Ukrainian’s counter-punching style has seen her locked-in and refusing to give away anything cheaply and it’s hard to see how Baptiste will find a way through her defences in these conditions.
Elina Svitolina vs Hailey Baptistetip: Elina Svitolina to win
