TennisSection previews the 2023 Wimbledon quarterfinal match featuring Iga Swiatek vs Elina Svitolina on Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Swiatek vs Svitolina Details
Where is the match taking place: Iga Swiatek vs Elina Svitolina will take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England, for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
What is the start time: Iga Swiatek vs Elina Svitolina will start (TBD).
How can I watch it: The match will be telecast live on BBC – UK, ESPN – USA, beIN Sport – MENA, SuperSport – Africa.
Swiatek vs Svitolina Head-to-Head
Iga Swiatek leads Elina Svitolina 1-0 in their head-to-head on the WTA Tour, winning that match at the 2021 Italian Open in straight sets. This quarterfinal match at Wimbledon will be their first official meeting on grass.
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Swiatek vs Svitolina Prediction
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek was on the ropes in her fourth-round match against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, narrowly escaping with the win, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in a three-hour slugfest. Swiatek saved two match points on her serve in the second set at 5-6, 15-40 down, and went on to win the tiebreak 7-2. Bencic’s resistance snapped midway through the third set ensuring Swiatek’s unbeaten streak extended to a 14th match.
The Pole has now made the quarterfinals at all four majors, becoming the youngest player to do so since Svetlana Kuznetsova. While Swiatek was doing battle with Bencic on Centre Court, her soon-to-be quarterfinal opponent Elina Svitolina was involved in a thrilling contest against Victoria Azarenka on Court 1.
It was the Ukrainian who had the last laugh, edging out the Belarusian 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 – her first career win over Azarenka (was 0-5 in the head-to-head). More importantly, Svitolina has now reached back-to-back quarterfinals at slams since her return to competition from maternity leave in early April. Svitolina has played incredibly well, for someone who is more comfortable playing counterpunching, she’s gone for broke at Wimbledon, taking calculated risks and she showed her stubbornness in defense.
The fact that she had more winners than Azarenka (37 to 30), more aces (8 to 4) and a greater number of points won behind her first serve, showed the Ukrainian’s mentality and approach to this match. But executing a perfect game plan against Swiatek is proving more and more insurmountable with every round. It’s only natural that Iga’s confidence will go up a notch and maybe she’ll have the belief that she might actually go all the way. Svitolina’s run has been stellar, but Swiatek will be just a step too far.
Free Tennis Prediction and Pick: Iga Swiatek in 2 sets (-200)
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