Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff Prediction & Betting Tips - WTA Rome

Prediction published on 16/05/2024, 01:35  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 16/05/2024 at 02:00 in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Iga Swiatek and third seed Cori Gauff will battle for a chance at the 2024 Italian Open final. They will square off in the first semi-final with the winner playing Danielle Collins or Aryna Sabalenka in the championship match. Iga Swiatek is one win away from qualifying for a third Rome final in four seasons. She won successive titles in 2021 and 2022 but last year her plans for a third victory were halted in the quarter-finals. On her way to winning her first title here in 2021, Swiatek defeated Gauff in straight sets in the semi-finals. This was their first matchup and she has gone on to win nine of 10 meetings with the American. She therefore will be extremely confident of progressing. The world number one is on a 10 match winning run and is yet to drop a set in this event. She defeated Madison Keys by the loss of four games in the last round. Swiatek, who has won three titles this season, arrived in Rome having triumphed in Madrid.

Cori Gauff is seeking to advance to a second successive Italian Open final. She finished as runner-up last season to record her best ever result in this WTA 1000 tournament. Being on the verge of equaling this feat should have her confident against a player who has had her number. Four of the 10 matches between Gauff and Swiatek have been semi-final contests. Her sole win against the Pole came in a last four battle in Cincinnati last season. She would go on to win that tournament and record her first WTA 1000 triumph. The reigning US Open champion will hope the dominoes fall in Rome as they did on home soil. Gauff defeated fellow top 10 player Qinwen Zheng in straight sets in the last round. It was her second 2-0 victory in the tournament and improved her record for the season to 25-7. Despite being one of the in-form players, the world number three is having a slow season on the title front. This year’s Adelaide champion has advanced to just one final so far. Last year, she contested four championship matches, the most in a season in her career, and won all.