Iga Świątek v Jule Niemeier Live Streaming, Prediction & Preview for Australian Open 2023: Can Swiatek Shrug off Her Shoulder Injury?

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World number one Iga Świątek has the 68th-ranked Jule Niemeier for company in the first round of the 2023 Australian Open on Monday, January 16. Get the live streaming options of this Iga Świątek v Jule Niemeier match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

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Iga Świątek v Jule Niemeier Head to Head

They have faced off once before and that also came in a Grand Slam tournament. Interestingly it was at the 2022 US Open where Niemeier took a set off Swiatek in the fourth round.

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Swiatek was expected to defeat Jessica Pegula in their United Cup encounter and was later also expected to feature at the Adelaide International 2. Both things did not materialise for the world number.

In fact, Swiatek’s loss to Pegula, a result that not too many expected, was such a one-sided affair that it left the world number one in tears after the match. Pegula won that one 6-2, 6-2.

The withdrawal from WTA Adelaide could have far more serious question-marks though because there are concerns about her shoulder. Swiatek withdrew from that tournament because of a shoulder injury, leading to doubts over how fit she is coming into this year’s opening Grand Slam.

Injury aside, Swiatek does start off as a humongous favourite in this tournament given her brilliant run of form last season which saw her win 70 of the 80 matches she played in.

Can she start things off with a soothing win though?

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Niemeier Yet to Open Her Account in 2023

For most part of the previous season, Niemeier struggled to crack the top 100 on the WTA Rankings.

A quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon would have gone a lot way in helping her break into the top 60 but for the non-allocation of points from that competition. That did one thing for Niemeier though – gave her the confidence for the rest of the 2022 season.

And that was on show as made it to the quarterfinal in Lausanne and then stormed into the fourth round of the US Open as well to help her close out the season ranked 65th in the world.

Unfortunately for Niemeier, she hasn’t been able to kick-start this year on a similar note. The German lost both her United Cup matches – falling to Marie Bouzkova and Madison Keys – and then failed to qualify for the Adelaide International as she lost to Karolina Pliskova.

Making it worse for Niemeier is the fact she is yet to win a set this year.

Świątek v Niemeier Prediction and Tip

Swiatek might be a tad cautious coming into this one and that’s where Niemeier could take an early advantage. Once the world number one finds her rhythm though, expect her to storm through to a win.

Tips:

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The 2023 Australian Open will be played from January 16 to January 29.  You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.

About Suneer Chowdhary 2122 Articles
Suneer is a Mumbai-based freelance sports journalist with a special affinity towards cricket and tennis. He has also covered six ICC tournaments including Cricket World Cups and Champions Trophy.

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