Azarenka – Schwentek: forecast for the WTA Dubai match

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Victoria Azarenka

Belarus

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

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18 February 08:30 UTC

Iga Swiatek

Poland

A year ago in Doha, Victoria Azarenka lost to Iga Schwentek without a chance with an eight-game difference. On February 18, the tennis players will play each other in the second round in Dubai. Should we expect any intrigue today, or will the second racket of the world easily take over again? – the answer is in our forecast. What are the best bets for the match?

Victoria Azarenka vs Iga Swiatek Prediction and Betting Tips (18.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Victoria Azarenka

Belarus

Current form

Azarenka hasn't been doing much this season. Victoria played five matches in the tour, in which she was able to win only two. In Dubai, in the first round, she miraculously saved the match against Kalinina (2-6, 7-6, 6-4), showed full character and took advantage of Angelina's insecurity.

Professional qualities

Victoria stands out on the tour with her excellent reception, and she still has a great backhand. At the same time, there is a noticeable lack of speed, many problems arise on their own feed.

Current indicators in the tour

Taking into account the not very successful start of the season, Azarenka is currently only 34th in the world ranking. The days when Victoria was in the top 10 are long in the past, it is unlikely that she will be able to return there, but the best years of the Belarusian tennis player are in the past.

Interesting facts for betting

Azarenka has suffered all three defeats since the beginning of the year with an accurate score of 0:2 in sets.
In three of Azarenka's five matches this season, tiebreakers were played.

Iga Swiatek

Poland

Current form

Last week in Doha, Schwentek failed to defend her title, losing in the semifinals without a chance to Elena Ostapenko (3-6, 1-6). Ahead is the start in Dubai, where the Iga celebrated the semi-finals last year. The Polish tennis player has not won this tournament in her career, but in 2023 she played in the final on local courts.

Professional qualities

Iga is distinguished by his versatility, he can play confidently in an attacking manner, and work steadily on the back line. At the same time, she does not like it when rivals impose their tennis on her, they do not give her time to think, like the same Ostapenko.

Current indicators in the tour

Since the beginning of the year, Schwentek has won 12 of 15 matches in the tour and is striving to catch up with Arina Sobolenko in the world rankings. At the moment, the Polish tennis player is the second racket of the world.

Interesting facts for betting

In 10 of the 12 winning matches, Schwentek won with an accurate score of 2-0 in sets.
In three of the five previous matches of the Polish tennis player, more than nine games were not played in the first game.

Trends

The Totalbetis less than 2.5 sets

The bet was played in three of the four face-to-face meetings

1.21

Bet 2nd set: total less than 9.5 games

This bet was successful in four face-to-face meetings.

1.29

Tip and bets

1.7Schwentek with a head start (-6.5)

Azarenka's performance at the start of the season is too unconvincing and there is not much progress in her game. The day before, Victoria miraculously passed Kalinina, did not show a reliable game on her serve, it is unlikely that without this component she will be able to do something against the Yoke. In the last face-to-face meeting, Schwentek won with an advantage of eight games, we do not rule out such a scenario today.

Our prediction is that Schwentek will win with a handicap of (-6.5) games with a coefficient of 1.70

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1.87The total is less than 17.5

Bet on the total

In the previous two head-to-head matches, Schwentek confidently won and did not play more than 17 games in those matches. We do not think that this time, given Azarenka's uncertain game on her serve, something will radically change.

The second bet is a total of less than 17.5 games for 1.87

Bet on the first set

In three of Schwentek's previous five matches, no more than nine games were played in the first set. We expect that the Polish tennis player will confidently show her advantage at the start of the game in Dubai today.

The forecast is that the total number of games in the first set is less than 9.5 with a coefficient of 1.31

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