On January 9, on the court of the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland (New Zealand), where the WTA-250 ASB Classic 2026 tournament is underway, a women’s singles quarterfinal match will take place.
Top seed and decorated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina will play Britain’s Sonay Kartal. Elina is ranked 13th in the world. Sonay is ranked 68th. The “Ukrainian star” holds a narrow lead in their head-to-head record (1-0).
At last year’s Madrid “WTA 1000”, Elina won (6:3, 6:1).
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At the start of the tournament, Elina defeated France’s Varvara Gracheva (6:3, 6:1), then overcame Britain’s Katie Boulter (7:5, 6:4).
On her way to the quarterfinals, Sonay eliminated Indonesian tennis player Janice Tjen (6:1, 6:74-7, 6:3) and Germany’s Ella Seidel (6:3, 6:1).
Watch live to see how this intriguing match unfolds and whether Elina can reach the semifinals of the 2026 season’s opening tournament…
The Elina Svitolina – Sonay Kartal broadcast starts at around 07:00 (Eastern European Time, UTC+2).
Svitolina – Kartal. Quarterfinal of the ASB Classic 2026, LIVE video broadcast, result, score…
*Svitolina – Kartal 2-1 (6:4, 6:72-7, 7:67-5)
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