Match Details
Fixture: (1) Iga Swiatek vs (Q) Donna Vekic
Date: October 16, 2022
Tournament: San Diego Open 2022
Round: Final
Venue: Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, California, United States
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Hardcourt
Prize cash: $757,900
Live telecast: USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Amazon Prime Video
Iga Swiatek vs Donna Vekic preview
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will tackle qualifier Donna Vekic in her 9th ultimate of the season on the San Diego Open on Sunday.
Iga Swiatek has reached her 3rd instantly ultimate after her triumph at america Open and a runner-up end eventually week’s Ostrava Open.
In her most up-to-date victory over Pegula within the semifinals in San Diego, the Pole rallied previous the American with a three-sets victory. After an inept get started that noticed her lose the outlet set 4-6 in spite of in the past having a 4-2 lead, a rain prolong helped Swiatek compose herself within the ultimate two units to settle the ranking 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Swiatek overcame Coco Gauff 6-0, 6-3 within the quarterfinals. Whereas, within the Round of 16, Qinwen Zheng was once observed off through the 21-year-old 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Swiatek has had an exemplary 12 months, attaining the height of the scores chart and scoring 63 wins in opposition to 8 losses. She has accrued seven titles this 12 months, together with two Grand Slams on the French Open and america Open, 4 WTA 1000s in Qatar, Indian Wells, Miami, and Rome, in addition to one WTA 500 in Stuttgart. Swiatek maximum lately reached the general of the Ostrava Open the place she was once defeated through Barbora Krejcikova.
World No. 77 Donna Vekic, in the meantime, has had a disappointing season. The Croat has recorded 23 wins in opposition to 18 losses, majorly together with quite a lot of qualifiers in addition to Challenger degree tournaments. She has additionally performed tournaments at the ITF circuit. The 26-year-old’s most effective vital effects had been attaining the quarterfinals of the Birmingham Classic and extra lately on the Tallinn Open.
Her run in San Diego, alternatively, has given her the most productive results of 2022. Vekic entered the match as a qualifier and pulled off upsets over Maria Sakkari 7-6 (3), 6-1, Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-2, Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 and maximum lately Danielle Collins 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2) in a semifinal come upon that lasted two days, owing to rain delays. With the victory, the Croat will re-enter the top-50 within the scores.
Iga Swiatek vs Donna Vekic head-to-head
Swiatek leads head-to-head in opposition to Vekic 2-0. The duo locked horns two times in 2020 and the Pole was once victorious in each – the 3rd spherical of the Australian Open 7-5, 6-3 and the primary spherical of the Qatar Open 6-4, 7-5.
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