Eva Lys vs Iga Swiatek Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Australian Open

Prediction published on 19/01/2025, 07:11  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 19/01/2025 at 08:11 in Tennis Predictions

Iga Swiatek attempts to get past round four of the Australian Open for only the second time. The second seed faces lucky loser Eva Lys who has already created history in this outdoor hard court Grand Slam. Here's our match prediction.

Swiatek is back at number one in the live rankings but it's still unlikely she'll finish this tournament in that position. That won't be the case if Aryna Sabalenka wins her quarter-final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

The Pole is yet to reach the final of this tournament, her best being a semi-final in 2022. After losing her opening United Cup match against Coco Gauff, Swiatek has won seven matches in a row.

Three have come in Melbourne with just ten games lost. The last round saw her beat Emma Raducanu for the loss of just one game.

Eva Lys could never have dreamed of playing in this match. The world number 128 lost in the final qualifying round to Destanee Aiava and had booked her flight home. However, Lys was reinstated into the tournament as a lucky loser.

Wins have since come against Kimberly Birrell, Varvara Gracheva and Jaqueline Cristian, taking  her to a career-high 91st in the live rankings. We go for over 17.5 games to be played in this match.