Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the 2024 Australian Open match.
Elena Rybakina
Elena Rybakina started this season with a bright performance in Brisbane. She won the title beating the second best player in the world Aryna Sabalenka in the final (6:0, 6:3). She was exactly the one who beat Rybakina in the final of the previous edition of the Australian Open.
Karolína Plíšková
The Czech player failed to reach the quarter-finals in Brisbane, losing the game against Jeļena Ostapenko (2:6, 6:4, 3:6). Karolina ended the tournament in Adelaide in the first round, losing the game against Kateřina Siniaková (2:6, 1:6).
Elena Rybakina – Karolína Plíšková prediction
Rybakina has played against her Czech opponent on hard three times in the last four years, winning all the games. The Czech player has always had difficult games against the top opponents. The last season saw Karolína Plíšková playing 7 games versus the opponents from the top-10, losing 5 of them. To resist Rybakina, the Czech player is supposed to do more than she can.
I can’t see reasons to doubt that Elena Rybakina is going to win this match.
