Iga Swiatek vs Barbora Krejcikova Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Qatar Open

Prediction published on 02/11/2024, 07:20  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 02/11/2024 at 08:20 in Tennis Predictions

Defending champion Iga Swiatek is the second seed in this year's hard court WTA Tour Finals in Doha. The Pole begins her round-robin campaign with a match against Barbora Krejcikova with Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also in this group. Here's our match prediction.

Swiatek has a chance of ending the year as world number one, a lot depends on Sabalenka's results. The 23-year-old has won five WTA Tour titles and Olympic gold this year, two of them on hard courts. This is her first tournament since losing in the last eight of the US Open. With a new coach on board, Swiatek will look to get back on track in this tournament.

Barbora Krejcikova is the world number 13 but winning the Wimbledon title this year saw her qualify for these finals despite being only 12th in the WTA Race. The Czech has actually won her last two matches against Swiatek, most recently winning in Dubai last year.

Krejcikova is not in good form at present and has lost four of her last five matches, all on hard courts. Since winning the Wimbledon title, the 28-year-old has only reached two quarter-finals, most recently in Ningbo where she retired in a loss to Mirra Andreeva.

We tip Swiatek to win this match in straight sets.