Cincinnati Open 2024: Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match details
Fixture: (1) Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva
Date: August 17, 2024
Tournament: Cincinnati Open 2024
Round: Quarter-Final
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Ohio, USA
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $ 3,211,715
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky UK | India - Sony Liv
Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva Preview
The 2024 Cincinnati Open will feature an engaging contest as top seed Iga Swiatek will take on Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals. Swiatek has lost only five matches in 2024 and has secured five titles. She is miles ahead on the WTA rankings chart from her nearest competitors and became the first player to qualify for the year-ending WTA championships.
Being the top seed, the Pole got a bye in the opening round at the Cincinnati Open. She won against Varavara Gracheva in a lopsided three-set match. The World No.1 bageled her opponent in the first set but lost the second set in the tiebreaker. However, she kept her composure and won the final set 6-2.
In the third round, it was a more routine and smooth 6-2, 6-2 win for Swiatek over fifteenth-seeded Marta Kostyuk and kept the top seed on course for a 23rd career title.
Mirra Andreeva is the young star of the WTA circuit. She won her maiden Tour title this year, winning the Iasi Open, by overcoming Elina Avanesyan in the final as the Armenian retired from the match in the third set. Reaching the semi-final of the French Open at just 17 years of age was another milestone achievement for the young Russian.
At the Cincinnati Open, Andreeva began her campaign with a straight-sets win over 11th-seeded Emma Navarro in the first round. She then defeated Karolina Pliskova in straight sets in the second round. In a rematch of the French Open semi-final, Andreeva faced off against fifth-seeded Jasmine Paolini in the third round. Despite losing the first set, the World No. 24 staged a comeback to win the match.
Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva head-to-head
This will be the first time Swiatek and Andreeva will face each other on the Tour.
Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Iga Swiatek vs Mirra Andreeva Prediction
Swiatek has terrific career numbers when it comes to playing on hard courts. The No.1 Polish player has a 79 percent win ratio on hard courts, reaching 14 finals on the surface. Swiatek has won 12 hard-court titles to date, of which two came this year, as she won the Qatar Open and the BNP Paribas Open.
Andreeva has not played on hard courts as extensively as Swiatek has. The young Russian has played less than 30 matches on the surface so far, with a win ratio of 56 percent. The Russian player has had the most success on clay courts.
Given the experience and current form of both players, Swiatek is the firm favorite to win this match and advance to the semi-final.
Pick- Swiatek to win in straight sets.