US Open 2023: Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko Preview, Prediction, and Live Stream
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will be up against Jelena Ostapenko in what is set to be a thrilling fourth round clash at the US Open 2023.
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Jelena Ostapenko and Iga Swiatek. (credits: The Independent, CBC)
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will be up against Czech star Jelena Ostapenko in a third-round clash at the 2023 US Open. Top seed Swiatek has been in a ruthless form dominating all the opponents she has faced until now in the last three rounds. She has gone past Rebecca Peterson, Daria Saville, and Kaja Juvan all in straight sets victory. Meanwhile, Jelena Ostapenko is also on a roll at the moment beating players such as Jasmine Paolini, Elina Avanesyan, and Bernarda Pera on her way to the round of 16 stage.
Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: Match Details
- Tournament: US Open 2023
- Match: Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko
- Date: 3 September, 2023
- Time: TBD
- Venue: Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York
- Round: Fourth Round (Round of 16)
- Surface: Hard Court
- Prize Money: $123,000
Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: Preview
Seeded first at the US Open, Iga Swiatek has set the bar way higher for the other tennis stars to catch her in the last few years. She has been completely ruthless in terms of dominating her opponents in the majority of the competitions she has played in. Talking about her titles for the year, she had started the year with a title at the Qatar Open, then went on to win the Stuttgart Open, French Open, and the Poland Open.
She was the runner-up in two of the tournaments namely, the Dubai Championship and the Madrid Open where she lost to Barbora Krejcikova and Aryna Sabalenka respectively. If consistency is an art, then Swiatke surely has to be the artist of that, she has made it to the semis of four other competitions as well. In the ongoing US Open, she has beaten Rebecca Peterson in the first round by 6-0, 6-1, followed by a 6-3, 6-4 win over Daria Saville in the second round. In the last round, she beat Kaja Juvan by a scoreline of 6-0, 6-1 to progress to the round of 16 stage.
On the other hand, Jelena Ostapenko hasn’t quite had the results in singles tournaments. Her notable performances for the year have been the quarter-final finishes at the Australian Open and the Eastbourne International where she lost against Elena Rybakina and Camila Giorgi respectively, and then the semi-finals finish at the Italian Open losing to the Kazakhstan star yet again. At the Birmingham Classic, she made it to her first final of the year winning the competition eventually. In the ongoing US Open, she has beaten Jasmine Paolini in the first round by 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, followed by a 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 win over ElinaAvanesyan in the second round. In the last round, she beat Bernarda Pera by a scoreline of 6-4, 3-6, 3-6 to progress to the round of 16 stage.
Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: Prediction
It is not going to be an easy match by any means for the World No.1, Iga Swiatek when she locks horns against one of the toughest tennis stars in modern-day tennis. Jelena Ostapenko who has been seeded 16th in the US Open, has gone down the ranks in the last few years since her embarkment into the sport way back in the year 2018. Ostapenko has faced Swiatek a total of three times in the past and is among the very few list of players to have beaten the Pole thrice. Thereby expecting a great battle with Swiatek set to pick up her first win over the Latvian star.
Prediction: Iga Swiatek to win in three sets.
Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: Live Stream Details
- USA: ESPN
- UK: Sky Sports
- Canada: TSN
- Australia: Nine Network
- India: Sony Sports
Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: Match Timings
- USA: TBD
- UK: TBD
- Canada: TBD
- Australia: TBD
- India: TBD
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