Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng: World No.1 Iga Swiatek will square off against Qinwen Zheng on Wednesday (April 18) at the Stuttgart Open in Germany.
Swiatek last played at the 2024 Indian Wells where she reached the semi-final after defeating the likes of Claire Liu, Bianca Andreescu, Emma Raducanu, and Sorana Cirstea in the earlier stages. But in the semi-final, she was outclassed by eventual champion Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-2. Also Read: Justine Henin Calls Daniil Medvedev An ‘Honest Person’ Amidst The Russian’s Feud With Alexander Zverev
Though she wanted to participate at the Miami Open, injury made her opt out of the tournament. Swiatek has previously won the Qatar Open in Doha by defeating Jessia Pegula in the final. The Pole has a win-loss record of 16-20 this season.
Meanwhile, Zheng Qinwen has participated at the Miami Open where she lost to Anastasia Potapova in the fourth round. Her best this season came at the Abu Dhabi Open where she reached the semifinals. The Chinese have won 10 out of 16 matches. In her opening round at Stuttgart Open, she defeated Alycia Parks 6-4, 6-4. Also Read: Andrey Rublev Vs Holger Rune Match Prediction, Head-To-Head, Preview, And Live Stream | Monte-Carlo 2024
Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng match details
Tournament: Stuttgart Open 2024
Date: Wednesday, April 19
Venue: Stuttgart, Germany
Surface: Clay
Round: Round of 16
Category: WTA 500
Prize money: $780,637
Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng: Head-to-Head Records Till Date
The two have faced two times and Swaitek leads 2-0 in their head-to-head record. Their last encounter came in the second round of the 2022 San Diego Open, where Swiatek defeated the Chinese 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng: Who will be the winner?
Both the players are aggressive ones and though Swiatek is certainly entering the match as the favorite to win, Qinwen will produce everything to win the match against the World No.1.
Prediction: Swiatek to win in three sets.
Iga Swiatek’s Last Three Performances
1. Miami Open 2023: Round of 16- Match cancelled.
2. Indian Wells 2023: Semi-final- Elena Rybakina beat Swiatek (6-2, 6-2).
3. Indian Wells 2023: Round of 16- Swiatek beat Sorana Cirstea (6-2, 6-3).
Qinwen Zheng‘s Last Three Performances
1. Stuttgart 2024: Round of 32- Zheng beat Alycia Parks (6-4, 6-4).
2. Miami Open 2023: Round of 16- Anastasia Potapova beat Zheng (6-4, 7-6 (7)).
3. Miami Open 2024: Round of 32- Zheng beat Liudmila Samsonova (7-5, 6-7, 3-6).
Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng: Broadcasting and Live Streaming Details
Live streaming is available on Tennistv.com.
USA: Tennis Channel
UK, Ireland: Amazon Prime Video
India: Viacom18
Europe: Eurosport, SportKlub
Australia: beInNSPORTS
Middle East: beIN SPORTS
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