Iga Swiatek and Qinwen Zheng will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Olympics for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.107
Qinwen Zheng -> 7.2
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Qinwen Zheng
This will be the 7th time that Iga Swiatek and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 6-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Swiatek won 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Dubai back in February 2024.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng – Dubai 22-February-2024
Iga Swiatek
51 - 6win/loss
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WWWWLWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64-9 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 7-1 | 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 |
Currently world no. 1 Swiatek reached the semifinal after beating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-5, Diane Parry 6-1 6-1, Xiyu Wang 6-3 6-4 and Danielle Rose Collins 6-1 2-6 4-1 ret..
In the quarter against Collins, Swiatek had a free pass after Collins retired on a 6-1 2-6 4-1 . scoreline.
Swiatek has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 82% of her matches (336-72). 25-1 on clay in 2024. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Swiatek has an aggregate136-17 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in Australia where she beat Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0 and in Doha where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2 and in Indian Wells where she overcame Maria Sakkari in the final 6-4 6-0 and in Madrid where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(7) and in Rome where she defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-2 6-3 and at the French Open where she beat Jasmine Paolini in the final 6-2 6-1.
Iga has an overall 51-5 win-loss record in 2024, 25-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Olympics
Qinwen Zheng
31 - 12win/loss
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LWWWLWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-18 | 31-10 | 17-4 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-19 | 23-11 | 11-4 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-19 | 27-12 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-11 | 7-1 | 16-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 38-8 | 3-3 | 26-3 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7 (career-high), Zheng got to the semifinal after beating Sara Errani 6-0 6-0, Arantxa Rus 6-2 6-4, Emma Navarro 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-1 and Angelique Kerber 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6).
In the quarter against Kerber, Zheng recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-4 7-66). During the match Zheng scored 119 points vs Kerber’s 112. Qinwen was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Zheng struck 8 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Qinwen Zheng lost the serve 5 times. Furthermore, Zheng put 47% of her first serves in, winning 77% (37/48) of the points behind her 1st serve and 48% (26/54) on the 2nd serve. Zheng broke Kerber 6 times after converting 46% of her break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Qinwen has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title in Palermo where she beat Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2.
Zheng has a composed 30-12 win-loss record in 2024, 15-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Swiatek | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 99 |
| Pts | 272-210 | 353-285 |
| Total Points | 482 | 638 |
| Winners | 112 | 110 |
| %Winners | 41% | 31% |
Both Swiatek and Zheng played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Iga Swiatek lost 1 set, while Qinwen Zheng dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Swiatek and Zheng have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Swiatek played 26 games less than Zheng. Iga scored 112 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese made 110 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Swiatek | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 163/240 | 152/298 |
| %1st in | 68% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 112/163 | 110/152 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 40/77 | 75/147 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 51% |
Swiatek made 5 aces (1.3 per match). Zheng fired 28 aces (7 per match). Swiatek won 69% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Zheng won 72% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Swiatek | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 23 |
| Converted | 18/39 | 23/44 |
| % Converted | 46% | 52% |
| Conceded | 17 | 22 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 65% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
The Pole broke her opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Pole lost her serve 6 times and she saved 65% of the break points that she conceded. The Chinese broke her opponents 23 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 10 times and she saved 55% of the break points that she conceded.
| Swiatek | ||||||
| R1 Begu |
R2 Parry |
R3 Wang |
1/4 Collins |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 2-6 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 73 | |
| pts | 72-54 | 61-34 | 66-57 | 73-65 | 272-210 | |
| Total points | 126 | 95 | 123 | 138 | 482 | |
| Winners | 28 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 34% | 45% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/60 | 27/37 | 46/72 | 50/71 | 163/240 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 73% | 64% | 70% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 28/40 | 21/27 | 30/46 | 33/50 | 112/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 78% | 65% | 66% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 7/10 | 13/26 | 10/21 | 40/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 70% | 50% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 18/39 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 45% | 67% | 57% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 4/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 33% | – | 75% | 67% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Zheng | ||||||
| R1 Errani |
R2 Rus |
R3 Navarro |
1/4 Kerber |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-0 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-77 7-64 6-1 | 6-74 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 18 | 33 | 36 | 99 | |
| pts | 51-20 | 60-47 | 123-106 | 119-112 | 353-285 | |
| Total points | 71 | 107 | 229 | 231 | 638 | |
| Winners | 14 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 18/38 | 27/55 | 59/103 | 48/102 | 152/298 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 49% | 57% | 47% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 14/18 | 20/27 | 39/59 | 37/48 | 110/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 66% | 77% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 16/28 | 20/45 | 26/54 | 75/147 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 57% | 44% | 48% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/6 | 4/7 | 7/18 | 6/13 | 23/44 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 57% | 39% | 46% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 1/2 | 7/11 | 0/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 64% | 0% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
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