Iga Swiatek vs Jessica Pegula Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Finals

Prediction published on 06/11/2024, 06:30  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 06/11/2024 at 07:24 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Iga Swiatek takes on the sixth-seeded Jessica Pegula in her final WTA Finals round-robin match. Swiatek is second in the group but her American opponent cannot qualify for the semi-finals. Here's our match prediction.

Swiatek began this tournament with a win-from-behind victory over Barbora Krejcikova and then lost in straight sets to Coco Gauff. That loss means she can no longer regain her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka.

The Pole is playing her first tournament since the US Open where she lost to Pegula. That took the head-to-head record between these two players to 6-4 in favour of Swiatek. Last year saw her play Pegula in the WTA Finals and the Pole won for the loss of just one game.

Jessica Pegula doesn't seem to be anywhere near the form that saw her beat Swiatek in New York three months ago. The American won't have the chance to reach the final of this tournament as she did last year.

Four of her last five matches have ended in defeat. Two of those have been in these WTA Finals with losses to Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova. No sets have been won by her in those two matches with only 11 games won.

We tip Swiatek to win this match in straight sets.