Mar 9, 2025; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Danielle Collins (USA), left, shakes hands with Elina Svitolina (UKR) after she was defeated in her third round match in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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Elina Svitolina vs. Danielle Collins Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction and Betting Odds for ATP Italian Open 2025 Round of 16

Svitolina will look to even the head-to-head in Rome

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina has made it to the round of 16 at the 2025 Italian Open, where she will now face American Danielle Collins for a place in the quarterfinals. The winner of this match will go on to play either Naomi Osaka or Peyton Stearns.

Elina Svitolina vs Danielle Collins Preview

Svitolina has been playing some wonderful tennis this year with a 22-7 record on the season. She has been dominant on serve with 93 aces and has won nearly 70% of the points on first serve.

Starting out slowly this year, Svitolina has picked up her game on clay, winning the Open de Rouen in France and reaching the semifinals at Madrid, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka. After a first-round bye, she defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro and Hailey Baptiste in the second and third rounds respectively.

Svitolina digs deep 🪏@ElinaSvitolina defeats Baptiste 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to advance in Rome!#IBI25 pic.twitter.com/n9Xw042QiA
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Collins has had a much tougher year so far, with just 7 wins and 5 losses on the year. She has found it difficult to progress deep in tournaments. However, her most recent match will give her a lot of confidence as she took out the second-seeded Iga Swiatek in straight sets.

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Elina Svitolina vs Danielle Collins Head-to-Head Record

Elina Svitolina and Danielle Collins have played 3 matches against one another to date. Today’s round of 16 clash will be their 4th match. Interestingly, this will be their first match on clay, whereas all the previous 3 were played on hard courts.

Collins won the first 2 matches, while Svitolina won their most recent meeting at Indian Wells this year. Thus, the American holds a 2-1 lead over Svitolina.

Year	Event	Round	Winner	Score
2020	Brisbane International	First Round	Danielle Collins	6-1, 6-1
2023	Canada Open (Montreal)	First Round	Danielle Collins	6-2, 6-2
2025	Indian Wells	Third Round	Elina Svitolina	6-2, 6-4

Elina Svitolina vs Danielle Collins Career Comparison

Elina Svitolina	Category	Danielle Collins
14	Ranking	35
506-265	Career W-L	275-161
22-7	YTD W-L	7-5
18	Career Titles	4
0	Grand Slams	0
1	YTD Titles	0

Elina Svitolina vs Danielle Collins Italian Open 2025 Prediction

Judging by the recent form of both players, Svitolina has the edge in this round of 16 tie. Furthermore, she also won against Collins earlier this year, which has shifted the momentum in her favor.

While Collins may be coming off a huge upset over Swiatek from the previous round, one cannot read too much into it, as the number 2 seed has been struggling of late.

Prediction: Svitolina in straight sets

Elina Svitolina vs Danielle Collins Italian Open 2025 Betting Odds

The Ukrainian is favored to win in this match as she has been playing much better tennis this year. Moreover, her recent performances on clay give her the edge.

Elina Svitolina Win: 16/25

Danielle Collins Win: 5/4

(According to BetMGM)

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