Swiatek started the tournament with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory over Camila Giorgi in the second round. In the third round, she faced 26th seed Linda Noskova, an opponent she had already faced twice this season. The tennis players exchanged breaks of serve early, then Swiatek regained the lead. But Ige failed to close out the set and ultimately succumbed in a grueling tiebreaker.
Swiatek took the lead in the second game, breaking in the first game. She broke again in the fifth game to lead 4-1. But then the problems started again, with the score 5-2, Iga could not close the set and the score became 5-4. And only after that Swiatek managed to equalize the score.
The third set passed without much drama, a break in the fifth game was enough for Szwiatek to win with a score of 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4.
Alexandrova started the Miami tournament with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 victory over Donna Vekic in the second round. In the third round against compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Alexandrova won the first set but then lost the second. In the decisive game, Ekaterina was stronger and won 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Iga Swiatek and Ekaterina Alexandrova met four times. The Polish tennis player leads 3:1 in personal meetings. She won her last match 6-1, 6-4 in Qatar earlier this year.
Forecast for the match Swiatek – Aleksandrova
Iga Swiatek didn’t look entirely convincing at some points in the match with Noskova, but in the end she showed her class when it mattered most. Although she didn’t play as well as usual in the crucial moments, she ended up winning the match.
Alexandrova also started well, but Pavlyuchenkova gave her a tough fight in the previous match. However, Ekaterina was successful on her serve, scoring 70% of the points, as well as 82% of the points in the second. She also broke her opponent’s serve three times.
Swiatek and Aleksandrova have played intense matches in the past, but the Polish tennis player mostly had the advantage. We should expect a fight today, there is a possibility of seeing a match in three sets.
Forecast: Iga Swiatek will win in three sets.
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