Iga Swiatek went to 3 sets in her last match and has lost a set in three of her four matches against Ekaterina Alexandrova. I am backing this one to go over 18.5 games.
Stats
Iga Swiatek has won 32 of her last 34 matches.
Ekaterina Alexandrova has won 1+ sets in 3 of her 4 matches against Iga Swiatek.
Ekaterina Alexandrova is 4-17 against Top 5 players.
Head to Head
Iga Swiatek is 3-1 against Ekaterina Alexandrova.Iga Swiatek Stats
Nationality: Poland
Age: 22 (31 May 2001)
Height: 5’9″ (1.76m)
Plays: Right-Handed
World Ranking: 1
Career High: 1 (April 2022)
WTA Tour Titles: 19
2024 WTA Tour Titles: 2
Grand Slam Singles Titles: 4 (3 French Open, US Open)
Miami Open Best Result: Winner (2022)Iga Swiatek Form
Iga Swiatek is 22-2 this year, an early exit at the Australian Open followed by winning a third straight Qatar Open title.
The Pole lost in the semi-finals in Dubai but immediately bounced back by winning another title in Indian Wells. She did it without losing a set, thrashing Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-0 in the final.
The World No.1 defeated Camila Giorgi 6-1 6-1 in her opening match in Miami. She came from behind to beat Linda Noskova 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the third round, winning 56% of her 2nd serves and saving 5/8 break points.Ekaterina Alexandrova Stats
Nationality: Russia
Age: 29 (15 November 1994)
Height: 5’9″ (1.75m)
Plays: Right-Handed
World Ranking: 16
Career High: 16 (February 2023)
WTA Tour Titles: 4
2024 WTA Tour Titles: 0
Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0
Miami Open Best Result: Quarter-Finals (2023)Ekaterina Alexandrova Form
Ekaterina Alexandrova is 10-7 this year, reaching the semi-finals in Adelaide before a first round exit at the Australian Open.
The 29-year-old got to the final in Linz where she went down 6-2 6-3 to Jelena Ostapenko. She was poor after that and came to Florida after three straight defeats, two against players outside the Top 50.
Alexandrova beat Donna Vekic 6-3 6-4 in her opening match in Miami, saving all nine break points. She got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the third round, saving 6/8 break points.