Elina Svitolina vs Cristina BucsaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Svitolina E.
6-4 6-1
Bucsa C.
Svitolina E.
662
Bucsa C.
410

Elina Svitolina defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-4 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
63%
42%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
22
Break points saved·Dominant
83
16
Break points won·Clear edge
99
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
59
82

Svitolina E.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d) · Bucsa C.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw