Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina will play seventh seed Mirra Andreeva in the fourth round of the 2026 Australian Open on January 25. The match takes place at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne during the second start of the night session, beginning no earlier than 12:00 Kyiv time.
Svitolina, ranked 12th in the world, enters the fourth round on an eight-game winning streak after claiming the tournament title in Auckland earlier this season. The winner of the match will advance to the quarter-finals to face either Coco Gauff or Carolina Muchova.
Svitolina reached the fourth round by beating Spaniard Krystyna Buksha 6:4, 6:1 in the first round and Polish player Linda Klimovichova 7:5, 6:1 in the second round. She then defeated neutral player Diana Schneider 7:6, 6:3 in a third-round match that featured nine service breaks, using her experience to make fewer errors and secure the victory.
A win would allow Svitolina to match her career best performance at the Australian Open, where she has reached the quarter-finals three times. Sport UA reported that live highlights of the match will be broadcast on the Tennis on Sport.ua Telegram channel.
Mirra Andreeva and head-to-head record
Andreeva is an 18-year-old neutral player ranked seventh in the WTA rankings and seeded eighth in the tournament. She reached the quarter-finals in Brisbane earlier this season, losing in two sets to Marta Kostyuk, before winning the title in Adelaide by defeating Canadian player Mboko in the final.
At the Australian Open, Andreeva beat Donna Vekic 4:6, 6:3, 6:0 in the opening round, followed by a 6:4, 6:0 win over Greek player Maria Sakkari and a 6:3, 6:4 victory against Romanian player Elena-Gabriela Ruse. Andreeva has never advanced past the fourth round at the Australian Open, and Sport UA noted that she lacks emotional stability despite her top 10 ranking and rarely behaves with dignity on the court.
This match marks the second head-to-head meeting between Svitolina and Andreeva. Andreeva leads the series 1:0 after defeating Svitolina 7:5, 6:3 in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament in March last year.
Bookmakers give a slight advantage to Andreeva due to her higher ranking and 13-year age gap, though Svitolina maintains strong motivation for the match. Sport UA announced the matchup alongside betting partner Bet, with the writer betting 1.76 on over 21.5 total games expecting a long contest.
Marta Kostyuk in Brisbane semi-finals
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk, ranked 26th in the WTA rankings, will play sixth-ranked US representative Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals of the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane, Australia, on January 10. The match is scheduled for Pat Rafter Arena as the second start of the day, beginning around 07:00 Kyiv time.
Pegula leads the head-to-head record against Kostyuk 4:1 across five previous meetings. The winner of their semi-final match will advance to the final to face either Arina Sabalenka or Carolina Muchova, with live match updates broadcast on the Tennis on Sport.ua Telegram channel.
Ukrainian junior players at Melbourne
Four Ukrainian teenagers begin competition in the first round of the junior singles tournament at the Australian Open on Sunday, January 25. Sixth seed Nikita Belozertsev faces qualifier Aaro Gabet on Court 14 in the first launch, starting no earlier than 01:00 Kyiv time.
Antonina Sushkova plays Zhang Qian Wei on Court 8 in the third launch, not before 04:00 Kyiv time. Qualifier Polina Sklyar faces Teresa Germanova on Court 12 in the third launch, also not before 04:00 Kyiv time. Sofia Belinskaya plays wild card entry Emily Chen on Court 6 in the fifth launch, starting no earlier than 07:00 Kyiv time.
Ukrainian juniors also compete in the first round of the junior doubles tournament on January 25. Belozertsev partners Jamie Mackenzie against wild cards Ymerali Ibrahimi and Cooper Pouch on Court 14 in the fifth launch, starting no earlier than 07:00 Kyiv time. Sklyar partners Aishi Das against sixth seeds Mariella Tamm and Zhang Rui'en on Court 14 in the sixth launch, not before 08:30 Kyiv time.
The coverage was reported by Sport UA through a sports journalist with over six years of experience across print and online sports media.