2020 Tokyo Olympics women's tennis odds, predictions: Expert reveals Svitolina vs. Giorgi quarterfinal picks

Elite tennis handicapper Gavin Mair has predicted three long-shot grand slam winners since 2017

By CBS Sports Staff

Jul 27, 2021 at 8:28 pm ET • 3 min read

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Elina Svitolina of Ukraine finds herself as the Olympic favorite when she takes on Italy's Camila Giorgi in a women's singles quarterfinals match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The match is set to begin at 10 p.m. ET. The sixth-ranked Svitolina, the fourth seed, is the highest remaining ranked player after No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan lost 6-1, 6-4 to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic on Monday. Svitolina advanced with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari, while Giorgi moved on with a 6-4, 6-2 win over seventh-ranked Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2.

William Hill Sportsbook lists Svitolina as the -137 favorite (risk $137 to win $100) on the money line, while Giorgi is a +110 underdog. Svitolina, 26, has won 15 career titles and reached the third round of the French Open and fourth round of the Australian Open this year. Giorgi, 29, has two career titles. The other quarterfinal matches pit Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (-137) vs. Belinda Bencic (+110), Elena Rybakina (+190) vs. Garbine Muguruza (-250) and Paula Badosa (-137) vs. Marketa Vondrousova (+110).

Before making any 2020 Olympics women's singles quarterfinal picks or tennis predictions, you need to check out the expert Olympic tennis picks and analysis from SportsLine's Gavin Mair.

A renowned women's tennis handicapper, Mair cashed in huge at the 2020 French Open. Mair picked Iga Swiatek to win (-163) and win in straight sets (+140), and he was right on both counts. He also called unseeded Jelena Ostapenko (80-1) winning the 2017 French Open, Naomi Osaka (32-1) winning the 2018 U.S. Open and Bianca Andreescu (20-1) winning the 2019 U.S. Open.

Now, Mair has broken down the latest Olympic women's singles tennis quarterfinal odds and released his coveted best bets. He's sharing all of his Olympic tennis picks and betting analysis at SportsLine.

Elina Svitolina vs. Camila Giorgi quarterfinals preview

Mair has seen both players and has been impressed with Svitolina's play on slower surfaces, like the one in Tokyo. Svitolina has twice reached No. 3 in the world rankings and has had a solid season, although she has yet to break through for a tournament victory. She has reached the semifinals of the Miami Open and Stuttgart Open. She is 16-6 this year on hard surfaces.

Svitolina, who is 26-13 on the year, has made early exits in her three previous tournaments, losing in the second round of each. At Wimbledon, she fell to Poland's Magda Linette 6-3, 6-4 on July 1. She has been tested at the Olympics, winning all three of her matches in three sets. In her career, she has posted a career mark of 243-108 on hard courts.

Giorgi is 17-11 this year, including a 5-3 mark on hard courts. Her best tournament was at the Eastbourne International last month when she reached the semifinals, losing to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia after being forced to retire, trailing 5-4 in the first set. In her last tournament two weeks ago, she lost in the second round to Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4. At the Olympics, Giorgi has been on a roll, winning all three of her matches in straight sets.

She opened with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over American Jennifer Brady and followed that up with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina of Russia, 6-3, 6-1. Giorgi turned pro in 2006 and is currently ranked 61st in the world. Her highest ranking was at No. 26 in October 2018. The two have faced each other twice before, with Giorgi winning both matches. The last was in June 2017 at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, England.