Swiatek vs Niemeier: prediction for the Australian Open match
On January 16, main favourite of Australian Open, Iga Swiatek, will start the tournament with a battle against Jule Niemeier. Easy victory for the World No. 1? We offer our betting tips for the upcoming match.

Command Analysis

Iga Swiatek

In the previous season Iga Swiatek won two Grand Slam tournaments, in Paris and in New York, establishing herself as the World No. 1. But Polish player got eliminated from the semi-final in Australian Open last year.
Prior to the Australian tournament, Swiatek represented Poland at the United Cup. She won three matches, but suffered a heavy defeat to Jessica Pegula (2:6, 2:6).

Jule Niemeier

Jule Niemeier is making a significant progress on tour. She already reached the 68th position in the standings. German player has won the Makarska tournament in the previous season.
Niemeier started the season with three defeats in a row. She suffered defeats to Bouzkova and Keys. At the start of Adelaide qualification she suffered a defeat to Karolina Pliskova (4:6, 3:6). One year ago, Niemeier suffered a defeat to Hartono in the qualification of Australian Open.
Trends
СтавкаSets performance: 2>1
This bet played in three of four latest matches of Swiatek

Ставка2nd set: total over 8.5
This bet played in two of three latest matches of Niemeier

Tip and bets
It's hard to expect a sensation in the upcoming game. A class difference between two players is too big. Nonetheless, Niemeier is way too underestimated by the bookmakers. One year ago, she faced Swiatek at US Open and even managed to win one set. Jule possesses a powerful serve, so she shouldn't lose by a wide margin.
Our prediction - Handicap (+7) games for Niemeier
Swiatek has won three matches at the start of the season. Only one of these fixtures finished with less than 17 games played. In the only head-to-head match opponents played for 24 games. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 17 games