Iga Swiatek will face Leylah Annie Fernandez in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships. The match will start on February 21 at 15:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-6) for Swiatek – 1.72.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 19 – 1.71.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.38.
A year ago in Adelaide, Swiatek defeated Fernandez (6-1, 6-2). Last week in Doha, Iga performed brilliantly and did not allow her opponents to win more than three games in any of her matches. It is unlikely that the Polish player has lost her excellent form in a few days. The Polish player is unlikely to have lost her excellent form in the last few days.
In Swiatek’s last three matches, there have been no more than 15 games played. We don’t think Fernandez will be able to get more than six games today in a match against the well-formed Swiatek.
Iga was a hurricane in Doha last week, taking her 12th career title.
Scary to say, but she only gave up five games to her opponents over the course of the tournament.
In the first match, Swiatek defeated American Danielle Collins (6-0, 6-1).
Next was a victory over Veronika Kudermetova 6-0, 6-1.
In the final match, Iga handled Jessica Pegula quietly (6-3, 6-0).
In the quarterfinals, Swiatek was to meet Belinda Bencic, but the Swiss withdrew shortly before the match due to fatigue.
In general, Swiatek, after failing at the Australian Open, reminded us why no one will be able to move her from first place in the WTA rankings anytime soon.
Iga Swiatek has won 11 of her last 12 matches against left-handed tennis players.
Leylah, meanwhile, started the tournament in Dubai with a confident victory over Austria’s Julia Grabher (6-4, 6-2).
In Doha, the Canadian failed to make it through a difficult qualification. Fernandez defeated Jasmine Paolini (6-2, 6-4) and Dayana Yastremska (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) before losing to Karolina Pliskova (2-6, 5-7).
In Abu Dhabi, Leylah overcame qualifying but was defeated by Shelby Rogers (4-6, 7-6, 1-6) in the first round.
Her most successful experience so far has been at the US Open-2021 in Auckland, New Zealand where she reached the quarter-finals.
In three of Fernandez’s last five matches on the hard court, more than 20 games have been played.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Iga Swiatek’s Rating – 1
Iga Swiatek Wins/Losses in 2023 – 10/2
Leylah Annie Fernandez’s Rating – 37
Leylah Annie Fernandez Wins/Losses in 2023 – 8/4
In three of Fernandez’s previous five matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.38.
Swiatek leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Adelaide International 1 in 2022. In that match, Swiatek defeated Fernandez (6-1, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Aviation Club Tennis Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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