On the night of January 18, at John Cain Arena in Melbourne, Australia, where the Grand Slam tournament Australian Open 2026 gets underway, a first-round match in the women’s singles will take place.
“Ukrainian Prima” Elina Svitolina will face Spain’s Cristina Bucsa. Elina is ranked 12th in the world. Bucsa is in 51st place. The tennis players have not faced each other before.
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Elina began the season with a victory in Auckland. The title in New Zealand was the 19th of her career and earned her 250 ranking points. The Ukrainian is in good form and ready to build on her success on the courts of Melbourne Park.
Bucsa began the season at the tournament in Brisbane, where she made it through the first round before suffering a heavy defeat to Aryna Sabalenka in the second (0:6, 1:6).
Watch live to see how Elina Svitolina’s first match at the Australian major against the tenacious Spaniard unfolds…
The Elina Svitolina – Cristina Bucsa match is scheduled to start at around 04:30 (Eastern European Time, UTC+2).
Svitolina – Bucsa, Australian Open 2026 first round, LIVE video stream, result, match score…
*Svitolina – Bucsa 2-0 (6:4, 6:1)
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