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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Elena Rybakina vs (6) Ons Jabeur
Date: July 12, 2023
Tournament: Wimbledon 2023
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: London, United Kingdom
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Prize money: £44,700,000
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel & ESPN | Canada - TSN & RDS | UK - BBC & Eurosport | India - Star Sports
Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur preview
Top 10 players Elena Rybakina and Ons Jabeur will face off in a quarterfinal showdown at the 2023 Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Rybakina's title defense commenced with a three-set victory over Shelby Rogers. She then defeated Alize Cornet and Katie Boulter to reach the fourth round, where she took on Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Rybakina had already lost to the Brazilian twice this year, so this was expected to be a tough contest for her. Unfortunately, Haddad Maia injured herself early on in the first set and after a medical check-up, called it quits at 4-1, sending the Kazakh into the quarterfinals as a result.
Jabeur, meanwhile, defeated Magdalena Frech and Zhuoxuan Bai in straight sets to make it to the third round. She staged a comeback to defeat Bianca Andreescu in three sets and set up a fourth round date against two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.
Jabeur dominated the first set as she dished out a bagel to clinch it. She continued to dictate the proceedings and jumped to a 4-1 lead in the second set. Kvitova fought back by bagging the next couple of games, but that turned out to be her final stand. The Tunisian claimed the next two games to win the match 6-0, 6-3.
Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur head-to-head
The two have split their previous four encounters evenly to tie the head-to-head at 2-2. Rybakina won their last meeting in the final of the 2022 Wimbledon in three sets.
Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur prediction
Jabeur made light work of Kvitova to reach the last eight, while Rybakina didn't really get an opportunity to test herself due to Haddad Maia's early mid-match retirement. The two are now set to meet for the first time since last year's Wimbledon final.
Jabeur came quite close to winning the title as she captured the first set, but Rybakina stormed back to lay her hands on the winner's trophy. All but one of their previous four contests have gone the distance.
The two employ vividly different play styles to get their desired results. Rybakina's blistering groundstroke and powerful serve work quite well on grass, but Jabeur's finesse and variety is also an equally winning combination on the surface.
Both seem to be in good form at the moment. Rybakina has shown no signs of being under pressure as the defending champion. While this match could go either way based on their past, the Kazakh's overall better results this season give her a slight edge heading into this encounter.
Pick: Elena Rybakina to win in three sets.
