As it happened: 2020 Australian Open: Elina Svitolina vs Garbine Muguruza TV and Score Updates

And as Garbine Muguruza advances to the Round of 16, for all of us at VAVEL, this is Jakub Bobro saying thank you for joining us and so long for now!

Muguruza wins through thanks to a great mix of consistent power from both the forehand and backhand side and variety with drop shots and rushing the net. The 26-year-old fired off 31 winners with only 9 unforced errors and won 14 out of 16 points at the net. Muguruza will now face No. 9 seed Kiki Bertens or Zarina Diyas, but this was a performance worthy of a title contender.

Svitolina gives herself a glimmer of a chance to get back into the chance as she gets a 15-40 lead after an inside-out backhand winner. Muguruza regroups to save both breakpoints, gets an advantage, and a forehand winner seals the match on the first match point after an hour and seven minutes.

A successful challenge gives Muguruza a 15-30 lead and a deep backhand winner gets her two breakpoints. Muguruza's aggressive return forced Svitolina into an error and the Spaniard will be serving for the match after exactly one hour.

Muguruza does not let the five unused breakpoints from the last game dampen her performance and holds after an overhead smash at 40-30.

Svitolina keeps on struggling to be consistent in rallies and goes down 0-30 on her serve again. Muguruza gets two break points after some aggressive play at the net. Svitolina turns it around with three back-to-back forehand winners, setting up a game point but lets herself down with an unforced error. Svitolina ultimately holds, saving five breakpoints in what could be a pivotal game.  

Muguruza stays solid and holds after backhand winner down the line.

Svitolina wins a 23-shot rally at 0-30 to prevent a triple breakpoint, but a deep forehand winner set up a 15-40 lead for Muguruza. The Spaniard takes the break after a lob and drop shot combination.

Muguruza drops her first double fault of the match, but she holds after a beautiful half-volley drop shot.

Svitolina regains some confidence with an easy hold to open the second set.

Garbine Muguruza is on fire so far! She is dominant in rallies and also gets easy points with her serve, with an 11 - 3 winner to unforced error ratio. Svitolina did get more daring with her groundstrokes towards the end of the set, but she still only has two winners to her name in this match.

Svitolina comes out swinging after the changeover, her serve is improved but Muguruza still dominates the rallies. The Spaniard sets up two break points with a backhand down the line winner. Svitolina saves the first with an ace, but does get broken a second time

Muguruza confirms the break and holds to love, putting the No. 5 seed under real pressure.

Muguruza's bold groundstrokes are paying off as she takes a 0-40 lead on Svitolina's serve, who saves the first one but sends a cross-court forehand sailing wide to give away the first break of the match.

The players are getting more comfortable on court, the rallies are getting longer, but it is ultimately an easy hold for Muguruza.

Svitolina gets in trouble right away, going down 15-40 mostly due to Muguruza's aggressive returning. The Ukranian then wins the next four points in a row and holds.

Muguruza opens this third-round clash with a solid hold. Svitolina's returning is quite tentative, most of them being unforced errors this game.

The players are now on court and warming up!

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Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and warmups for the Round of 32 match between Elina Svitolina and Garbine Muguruza.

Svitolina vs Muguruza will kick off the night session on Rod Laver Arena at 3:00am ET.

World No. 32 Garbine Muguruza had a solid start to the 2020 season. The former No. 1 reached the semifinals of Shenzhen and won her first two rounds in Hobart before pulling out from the tournament with a viral illness.

The No. 5 seed Svitolina came into the Australian Open in quite a poor form, losing 6-1 6-1 to Danielle Collins in the first round of Brisbane

Svitolina leads the head to head over Muguruza 6-4 overall and 4-3 on hard courts. It was Muguruza, however, who won the pair's last meeting in Wuhan in 2019, defeating the Ukranian in straight sets 7-5 6-2.

The winner of Muguruza vs Svitolina will face either No. 9 seed Kiki Bertens or Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan in the Round of 16.

Garbine Muguruza opened her Australian Open with a crazy match against Shelby Rogers, defeating the American 0-6 6-1 6-0. The Spaniard then beat home crowd favorite Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 3-6 6-3.

The fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina has breezed through her first two rounds in straight sets, defeating Katie Boulter 6-4 7-5 and Lauren Davis 6-2 7-6(6). However, the Ukranian has not yet faced a Top 60 opponent, so Muguruza will be her first strong challenger in her run.

Hello and welcome to today's coverage of the 2020 Australian Open match between fifth-seed Elina Svitolina and Spain's Garbine Muguruza! My name is Jakub Bobro and I will be your host for this crucial match.