Elina Svitolina def. Iva Jovic — Semifinal, ASB Classic 2026
WTA 250HardAuckland, New Zealand5 – 11 Jan
What this match is worth
Points earned
+163
Svitolina · Jovic banks 98
Around this match
The other semifinal
Xinyu Wang d. Alexandra Eala5-7 7-5 6-4
Seeds left
3 of 7 — nos. 1, 3, 4
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva
6-3 6-1
Gabriela Andrea Knutson🇨🇿
4-6 6-1 6-0
🇬🇧Katie Boulter
7-5 6-4
Sara Bejlek🇨🇿
7-6(3) 6-4
🇬🇧Sonay Kartal
6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5)
Sofia Costoulas🇧🇪
6-2 7-6(6)
Elina Svitolina and Iva Jovic reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 32: Elina Svitolina beat Varvara Gracheva; Iva Jovic beat Gabriela Andrea Knutson. Round of 16: Elina Svitolina beat Katie Boulter; Iva Jovic beat Sara Bejlek. Quarterfinal: Elina Svitolina beat Sonay Kartal; Iva Jovic beat Sofia Costoulas
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
6–1
Sets won
6–1
59%
Games won
63%
1–1
Tiebreaks
2–0
1
Deciding sets
1
Elina Svitolina left, Iva Jovicright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.