Iga Swiatek and Varvara Gracheva will face off in the 2nd round of the China Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on LOTUS. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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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 -> 1.048
Varvara Gracheva -> 10.25
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Varvara Gracheva
There is no head to head record between Iga Swiatek and Varvara Gracheva since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61-9 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 68-11 | 42-8 | 19-2 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 67-9 | 42-6 | 18-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-15 | 18-10 | 12-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-5 | 6-4 | 7-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 2, Swiatek got to the 2nd round after defeating Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Swiatek had a good straight sets win against Sorribes Tormo (6-4 6-3). During the match, Swiatek scored 64 points vs Sorribes Tormo’s 48. Swiatek was pretty aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Talking about the service games, Swiatek was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and she committed only 1 double fault. Iga Swiatek lost the serve 4 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Swiatek put 71% of her first serves in, winning 53% (17/32) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (7/13) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Sorribes Tormo 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
Swiatek has a fantastic record in the last 8 years having won 80% of her matches (275-67). 32-8 on hard in 2023. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Swiatek has an aggregate123-37 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
Her best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Stuttgart where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-3 6-4 and at the French Open where she defeated Karolina Muchova in the final 6-2 5-7 6-4 and in Warsaw where she defeated Laura Siegemund in the final 6-0 6-1.
The Pole has an overall 58-11 win-loss record in 2023, 32-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Beijing
Iga has never competed in this tournament before.
Varvara Gracheva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-27 | 13-15 | 15-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-30 | 23-18 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-32 | 7-11 | 12-14 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-31 | 11-10 | 7-10 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-14 | 5-7 | 4-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 47, the French player reached the 2nd round after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-2 3-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, Varvara defeated Potapova (6-2 3-6 6-1). During the match Gracheva scored 90 points vs Potapova’s 71. Gracheva was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Gracheva managed to score 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Varvara Gracheva lost the serve 4 times and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Gracheva put 52% of her first serves in, winning 79% (27/34) of the points behind her 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Potapova 7 times after converting 50% of her break points (7/14).
The French player best result of the season was reaching the final in Austin.
Varvara has an aggregate 34-27 win-loss record in 2023, 22-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Swiatek | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 24 |
| Pts | 64-48 | 90-71 |
| Total Points | 112 | 161 |
| Winners | 17 | 27 |
| %Winners | 27% | 30% |
Both Swiatek and Gracheva played 1 match. At the moment, Varvara Gracheva lost 1 set while Iga Swiatek hasn’t dropped a set so far. Swiatek has played 1 set(s) less than Gracheva (2 vs 3). Therefore, Swiatek played 5 games less than Gracheva. Iga scored 17 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 27 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Swiatek | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 3 |
| 1st in | 32/45 | 34/66 |
| %1st in | 71% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 17/32 | 27/34 |
| %1st pts | 53% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 14/32 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 44% |
Swiatek didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Gracheva made 3 aces . Swiatek won 53% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Gracheva won 79% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Swiatek | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Saved | 1 | 1 |
| % Saved | 20% | 20% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The Pole broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Pole lost her serve 4 times and she saved 20% of the break points that she conceded. The French player broke her opponent 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. The French player conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 20% of the break points that she conceded.
| Swiatek | |||
| R1 Sorribes Tormo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 64-48 | 64-48 | |
| Total points | 112 | 112 | |
| Winners | 17 | 17 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 32/45 | 32/45 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 17/32 | 17/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 53% | 53% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 7/13 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Gracheva | |||
| R1 Potapova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 90-71 | 90-71 | |
| Total points | 161 | 161 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 34/66 | 34/66 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 27/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 14/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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