In the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Rome, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will play against each other. The game will start on May 14 at 11:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-5) for Swiatek – 1.66.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 20.5 – 1.66.
Sabalenka has undoubtedly improved in Rome compared to her previous tournaments. However, Swiatek is in excellent form. We don’t think Aryna will be able to stop Iga today.
Both of their matches this season have ended in 2-0 set wins for Swiatek. In these matches, no more than 17 games were played.
Iga Swiatek has 26 wins in a row with titles at Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Stuttgart. Interestingly, Swiatek has beaten today’s opponent Aryna Sabalenka twice in that time. It happened in Doha (6-2, 6-3) and in the final in Stuttgart (6-2, 6-2).
In Rome, Iga clearly does not mind defending her last year’s title. However, it is worth noting that world #1 had some problems in her last match against Bianca Andreescu (7-6, 6-0). In the opening set, she played unsteadily, giving up her serve three times, but in her usual style, she managed to add to it in the second set. Before that, Swiatek had beaten Elena-Gabriela Ruse (6-3, 6-0) and Victoria Azarenka (6-4, 6-1) in Rome.
Aryna Sabalenka managed to pull herself together after her setback in Madrid and is showing a decent level of tennis in Rome. In her first two matches, Sabalenka has defeated Zhang Shuai (6-2, 6-0) and Jessica Pegula (6-1, 6-4) in two sets.
In the quarterfinals, Aryna had the uncomfortable Amanda Anisimova as her opponent. Four times before that Anisimova had beaten Sabalenka. In the Italian capital, Sabalenka broke her unsuccessful streak against this rival and won with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
In Swiatek’s last four matches, less than 8.5 games have been played in the second set. We offer to bet on “2nd Set Games – Under 9.5” with the odds of 1.76.
In two of the three head-to-head encounters, the same number of games were played in both sets. We offer to bet on “Set Performance: 1=2” with the odds of 4.50.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 4/10
Swiatek’s Rating – 1
Iga Swiatek Wins/Losses in 2022 – 35/2
Sabalenka’s Rating – 8
Aryna Sabalenka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 13/10
Who won the last meeting between these players?
Swiatek leads 2-1 in head-to-head encounters. The last time Swiatek won this season was in Stuttgart.
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Centre Court, Rome, Italy.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the Italian Open at Vbet and William Hill.