Belinda Bencic and Iga Swiatek will clash against each other in the final of the Adelaide International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6 pm on Memorial Drive Centre Court. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.41
Belinda Bencic -> 3.1
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Belinda Bencic and Iga Swiatek since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Belinda Bencic
Ranked no. 12, Bencic reached the final after defeating Misaki Doi 6-1 6-3, Storm Sanders 6-2 6-4 and Cori Gauff 7-62 6-74 6-2.
In the semifinal, Belinda defeated Gauff (7-62 6-74 6-2). During the match Bencic scored 225 points vs Gauff’s 199. Belinda was quite aggressive to blast 91 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic made 6 aces and she was not very steady on her 2nd serve to score 20 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve 6 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 61% of her first serves in, winning 73% (91/125) of the points behind her 1st serve and 45% (36/80) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Gauff 9 times after converting 36% of her break points (9/25).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bencic has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (302-155). 5-2 on hard in 2021. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Bencic has a 140-76 match record in the last years on hard.
Belinda’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
Bencic has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See her history.
Iga Swiatek
Ranked no. 18, Iga got to the final after beating Madison Brengle 6-3 6-4, Maddison Inglis 6-1 6-3, Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 3-0 ret. and Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Pole had a good straight sets win against Belen Teichmann (6-3 6-2). During the match Swiatek scored 63 points vs Belen Teichmann’s 46. Swiatek was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Swiatek scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Iga Swiatek was very effective on serve to win 77% (27/35) of her 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Pole broke Belen Teichmann 3 times after converting 38% of her break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Swiatek hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
The Pole’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
Iga has a 8-2 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
The Pole has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 52 |
| Pts | 366-298 | 187-139 |
| Total Points | 664 | 326 |
| Winners | 142 | 62 |
| %Winners | 39% | 33% |
Both Bencic and Swiatek played 3 matches. At the moment, Belinda Bencic conceded 1 set while Iga Swiatek hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bencic has played 1 set more than Swiatek (7 vs 6). Therefore, Bencic played 16 games more than Swiatek. Belinda scored 142 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Swiatek recorded 62 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3 |
| 1st in | 199/333 | 89/163 |
| %1st in | 60% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 142/199 | 62/89 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 64/134 | 46/74 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 62% |
Bencic struck 12 aces (4 per match). Swiatek struck 9 aces (3 per match). Bencic won 71% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Swiatek won 70% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Swiatek |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 12 |
| Converted | 19/41 | 12/23 |
| % Converted | 46% | 52% |
| Conceded | 36 | 6 |
| Saved | 27 | 3 |
| % Saved | 75% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 3 |
Belinda broke her opponents 19 times with a 46% conversion rate. Bencic surrendered her serve 9 times and she saved 75% of the break points that she conceded. Swiatek broke her opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Swiatek conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 50% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | |||||
| R2 Doi |
1/4 Sanders |
1/2 Gauff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-62 6-74 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 34 | 68 | |
| pts | 65-41 | 76-58 | 225-199 | 366-298 | |
| Total points | 106 | 134 | 424 | 664 | |
| Winners | 24 | 27 | 91 | 142 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 20 | 25 | |
| 1st in | 35/62 | 39/66 | 125/205 | 199/333 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 59% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 24/35 | 27/39 | 91/125 | 142/199 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | 73% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 16/27 | 36/80 | 64/134 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 59% | 45% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 4/9 | 9/25 | 19/41 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 44% | 36% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 9 | 15 | 36 | |
| Saved | 10/12 | 8/9 | 9/15 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 89% | 60% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| Swiatek | ||||||
| R1 Brengle |
R2 Inglis |
1/4 Collins |
1/2 Belen Teichmann |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 3-0 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | |
| pts | 67-53 | 57-40 | 49-28 | 63-46 | 236-167 | |
| Total points | 120 | 97 | 77 | 109 | 403 | |
| Winners | 16 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 24% | 33% | 33% | 43% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 30/57 | 24/54 | 22/38 | 35/52 | 111/201 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 44% | 58% | 67% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 16/30 | 19/24 | 16/22 | 27/35 | 78/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 53% | 79% | 73% | 77% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 18/30 | 8/16 | 10/17 | 54/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 60% | 50% | 59% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/6 | 5/6 | 3/8 | 17/29 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 67% | 83% | 38% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
LW
WWW Upcoming matches in the draw
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Belinda BencicBencic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
