Elena Rybakina def. Iga Świątek — Quarterfinal, Australian Open 2026

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Australian Open 2026

Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia

Played28 Jan 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon

Elena Rybakina seeded 5 7 6

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 2 going into this draw

Iga Świątek seeded 2 5 1

🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinavI. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱

🇰🇿Elena Rybakina

🇵🇱Iga Świątek

Match stats

Serve

11

Aces

3

3

Double faults

1

49%

1st serve in

55%

79%

1st serve points won

60%

57%

2nd serve points won

40%

68%

Service points won

51%

3/4

Break points saved

3/7

Serve speed (km/h)

192

Fastest serve

178

179

Average 1st serve

166

138

Average 2nd serve

145

Return

49%

Return points won

32%

4/7

Break points won

1/4

Points

26

Winners

10

19

Unforced errors

25

6/7

Net points won

6/6

67

Total points won

47

Head to head

4–4 level

  1. This matchMelbourne QFwon by Rybakina
  2. 2025IndoorRiyadh RRwon by Rybakina
  3. 2025HardCincinnati SFwon by Świątek
  4. 2025ClayParis R16won by Świątek
  5. 2025HardDoha QFwon by Świątek
  6. 2024ClayStuttgart SFwon by Rybakina
  7. 2024HardDoha Fwon by Świątek
  8. 2023HardMelbourne R16won by Rybakina

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

7–3

6–1

Last 30 days

7–2

By surface

26–7

Hard

27–6

5–0

Indoor hard

1–2

By round

4–2

QF

3–2

2–3

SF

2–1

7–1

At Grand Slams

8–1

How their matches go

36

Completed matches

34

58%

Won in straight sets

65%

25%

Won after losing a set

12%

11%

Lost after winning a set

12%

6%

Lost in straight sets

12%

4–3

Tiebreaks

5–1

9–4

Deciding sets

4–4

23/24

Won after winning set 1

24/27

7/12

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

–

72%

1st serve points won

–

57%

2nd serve points won

–

76%

Break points saved

–

44%

Return points won

–

64%

Break points won

–

6.6

Aces a match

–

1.8

Double faults a match

–

Last 14 days

4

Matches

4

8

Sets

9

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentElena RybakinaIga Świątek
🇩🇪LysNo. 39
🇩🇪LysNo. 39LostBeijing R32WonPerth & Sydney RRWonCanada R32
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 11
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 11WonRiyadh RRWonNingbo FWonSeoul FWonNew York R16
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4
🇺🇸AnisimovaNo. 4WonRiyadh RRLostRiyadh RRLostNew York QF
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9
🇺🇸KeysNo. 9WonCincinnati R16WonRiyadh RR
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 7
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 7WonNingbo SFLostWuhan QFWonCincinnati F
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 20
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 20WonCanada QFWonCincinnati R32
Total
Total6–17–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestElena RybakinaIga Świątek
1Won🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 21No. 21 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 JanWon🇦🇺M. InglisMaddison InglisNo. 167No. 167 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 Jan
2Won🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 60No. 60 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 JanWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 33No. 33 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 Jan
3Won🇫🇷V. GrachevaVarvara GrachevaNo. 74No. 74 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 JanWon🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 45No. 45 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 Jan
4Won🇸🇮K. JuvanKaja JuvanR128 · 20 JanMelbourne R128 · 20 JanWon🇨🇳Y. YuanYue YuanNo. 130No. 130 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
5Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 9 JanBrisbane QF · 9 JanLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 11No. 11 · 11 JanPerth & Sydney F · 11 Jan
6Won🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 25No. 25 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 10 JanPerth & Sydney SF · 10 Jan
7Won🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 81No. 81 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 32No. 32 · 9 JanPerth & Sydney QF · 9 Jan
8Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 8 NovRiyadh F · 8 NovWon🇳🇱S. LamensSuzan LamensNo. 89No. 89 · 7 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 7 Jan
9Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 7 NovRiyadh SF · 7 NovWon🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 40No. 40 · 5 JanPerth & Sydney RR · 5 Jan
10Won🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 10No. 10 · 5 NovRiyadh RR · 5 NovLost🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 4No. 4 · 5 NovRiyadh RR · 5 Nov