WTA Chicago Classic 2021: Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur Preview, Head to Head, Prediction and Live Stream

In the semi-finals of the Chicago Classic 2021, World No. 17 and the 5th seeded Elena Rybakina will take on World No. 16 and the 6th seeded Ons Jabeur.

Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur: Match Details

• Tournament: Chicago Classic 2021
• Match: Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur
• Round: Semi-Finals
• Date: 2nd October, 2021
• Prize money: $32,400
• Venue: Chicago, USA
• Surface: Outdoor Hard court

Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur: Preview

Elena Rybakina reaches her 3rd semi-final of the season after Belinda Bencic had to retire mid-way into the 2nd set due to an injury. Elena was leading 6-4, 3-1 at the time Bencic retired. Rybakina advances into the semis without having dropped a single set and will be looking forward to reach her first final of the season, having lost all of her previous semi-final clashes this season.

Ons Jabeur moves into her 4th semi-final of the season as she overpowers top-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 to record the 9th Top-10 win of her career and 5th of the season. Ever since her fantastic Grass season where she became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title when she won the 2021 Birmingham Open, Ons has been in good form and will fancy her chances for her 2nd title of the season.

Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur: Head to Head

This will be the 3rd meeting between the two who last met in the 2nd round of the 2021 Dubai Open where Ons won the match in 3-sets and level the head-to-head tie as Rybakina won their 1st meeting in 3-sets at the 2019 Wuhan Open. The head-to-head tie is tied at 1-1.

Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur: Prediction

Elena will take the court with a career Hardcourt record of 78-41 and a season surface record of 18-12 while having a 33-20 record for the season across all surfaces. Ons will come into the clash with a career Hardcourt record of 127-96 and is 20-10 on the surface this season while being 43-16 across all surfaces this season.

Looking at the numbers and their recent forms, it promises to be a thrilling encounter in which Rybakina seems the one to advance into the finals given her better consistency and performances in the past few weeks on the Tour.

Prediction: Elena Rybakina to win in three-sets.

Elena Rybakina vs Ons Jabeur: Live Streaming and Where to Watch

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