Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 17/08/2024, 15:39  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 17/08/2024 at 23:51 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Iga Swiatek and third seed Aryna Sabalenka will rekindle their rivalry in the semi-finals of the 2024 Cincinnati Open. The winner of this 12th meeting between these two will play Jessica Pegula, Leylah Fernandez, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Paula Badosa in the final. Read on for our preview and prediction for this match.

Swiatek has an advantage in this fixture and is a huge favourite to win here. The Pole has won eight times against Sabalenka with two of her wins coming this year. Both victories came in tournament deciders on clay in Rome and Madrid.

Swiatek, who has managed to claim three of her wins in this fixture on hard courts, defeated Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals. She won in three sets to claim her 55th victory of the year. The world number one has put up the best record in 2024 and is now just two wins away from a sixth title.

Though she has struggled in this fixture, Aryna Sabalenka has held her own whenever she battled Swiatek on hardcourts. She claimed two of her three wins in this fixture on hardcourts.

With her strong showing in Cincinnati, the world number three will be confident of progressing to the final. An impressive Sabalenka is yet to lose a set in Cincinnati through three matches.

She defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the quarter-finals to progress to her third successive semi-final in this event. This was triumph number 37 of a strong season that has seen her claim 21 wins on hardcourts. Sabalenka has played four tour finals this season, winning the Australian Open for a second successive year.