In a battle of two in-form players, Iga Swiatek will play Daria Kasatkina in the third round of the 2022 Australian Open on Saturday, January 22. Get the live streaming options of this Iga Swiatek v Daria Kasatkina match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Iga Swiatek v Daria Kasatkina Head to Head
This will be their second meeting on the WTA Tour since that round of 16 encounter in the 2021 Eastbourne. Kasatkina won that match 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
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Kasatkina on a Brilliant Run
Daria Kasatkina is continuing her resurgence on the tour with back to back straight-set wins in the Australian Open. In the opener, she defeated Stefanie Vogele and in the next round, she knocked out Magda Linette with 6-2, 6-3.
The Russian has been fairly clinical in her recent performances – she is not committing that many unforced errors and is enjoying a rather excellent first-service game. In fact, against Linette, she bagged 85% of the points on the first go while with Vogele, the same was at 78%.
Kasatkina had a terrific build-up to the first major of the year; she reached the semifinal in Melbourne 2 and Sydney Classic, losing respectively to Amanda Anisimova and Paula Badosa.
The 24-year-old picked up right where she left last year – she made it to four singles finals (winning the titles in St. Petersburg Trophy and Phillip Island Trophy) and moved up some 45 places in the ranking to end the year as World No. 26. Kasatkina is a former top 10 player and a dangerous opponent and now that she is in form, it will be hard to stop her.
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Swiatek in for a Battle
World No. 9 Iga Swiatek has had a decent run in the competition so far but things will only get difficult for her. Should she overcome Kasatkina, she may potentially run into Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next.
That said, going by her recent form, there is cause to be optimistic. In the first round, the Pole knocked out Harriet Dart 6-3, 6-0 while in the next, she dispatched Rebecca Peterson with 6-2, 6-2. Swiatek did commit her fair share of errors but was forgiven by her opponents’ weaker play.
But these mistakes cannot be afforded against a player of Kasatkina’s calibre. She will need to bring her best foot forward – the same form that allowed her to reach the semifinal in Adelaide 1 after beating Leylah Fernandez and Victoria Azarenka.
Swiatek v Kasatkina Prediction and Tip
Kasatkina has already beaten two Grand Slam winners in Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin this season. She is confident and comfortable with the way things are going. Swiatek is also coming off a good run.
Both players have also been largely consistent for the better part of the previous season. They are experienced and have a fair bit of experience against the elites on the tour. We are in for a good game of tennis that can go either way.
Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 10/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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