Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Elina SvitolinaBrisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
#143WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Sasnovich A.
6-4 0-6 6-3
Svitolina E.
Sasnovich A.
6062
Svitolina E.
4631

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 0-6 6-3 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Aliaksandra Sasnovich narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassElina Svitolina6-2 6-4
2023-04-24MadridR128clayAliaksandra Sasnovich6-4 7-5
2018-01-01BrisbaneFhardElina Svitolina6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sasnovich A.Svitolina E.
37
Serve
48
35
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
93
Break points won·Slight edge
93
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
92

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
98

Sasnovich A.: 18 days rest · Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw