WTA – WTA Indian Wells Semi-finals Iga Swiatek vs Marta Kostyuk 15/03/2024
Top seed Iga Swiatek will face 31st seed Marta Kostyuk in the semifinals of the 2024 Indian Wells Masters.
Iga Swiatek Preview
Iga Swiatek, the top seed in Indian Wells, has advanced to the semifinals of this tournament. She won the title two seasons ago but was knocked out in the semifinal round last year, failing to defend her title. Swiatek will be eager to make amends this year and claim the trophy once again. She has been in great form in her last 20 matches, winning 18 of them, and has reached the semifinals by defeating Danielle Collins, Linda Noskova, and Yulia Putintseva without dropping a set. In her most recent match, she defeated Caroline Wozniacki, who retired early in the second set.
Marta Kostyuk Preview
Marta Kostyuk has been having a great season and is fully confident of causing an upset in this match. The Ukrainian has played in 20 matches, all contested on hard courts, and has won 15 of them. She finished as the runner-up in San Diego and made it to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, marking the first time she has advanced that far in a major. Kostyuk has now set another career record in WTA 1000 events by advancing to this round. She defeated Mai Hontama in straight sets and then received a walkover from Marketa Vondrousova to move into the fourth round. She then beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to set up a quarterfinal showdown against Anastasia Potapova.
Iga Swiatek vs Marta Kostyuk Dimitrov – Betting Tips
Swiatek and Kostyuk have faced each other once in their careers, during the 2021 French Open. In the first set, Swiatek took the lead and won it 6-3. Although Kostyuk managed to break Swiatek’s serve twice, the WTA number 1 player proved her dominance by winning the second set 6-4 and shutting down Kostyuk’s comeback attempts. We predict Iga Swiatek to win in straight sets.
