Iga Swiatek vs Anastasia Potapova Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | Round of 16
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Normal service resumed for Iga Swiatek on Friday, beating Marie Bouzkova in straight sets on her 23rd birthday to settle some nerves.
START DATE/TIME: Sunday 2nd June 2024, UK – not before 10:00 / US EST – not before 05:00 / US PST – not before 02:00
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis
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IGA SWIATEK – Three-time Roland-Garros champion
World number one Iga Swiatek beat Marie Bouzkova in straight sets on her 23rd birthday on Friday to settle some nerves following an incredible three-set victory over Naomi Osaka in the second round. The Pole is a three-time Roland-Garros champion, and two-time defending, with four major titles overall after winning the 2022 US Open.
Swiatek earned her 17th win on the spin here at Roland-Garros on Friday and extended her overall winning streak to 15 after victory at Masters events in Madrid and Rome coming in.
ANASTASIA POTAPOVA – First career round of 16 at a major
World number 41 Anastasia Potapova is through to the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time after overcoming Xinyu Wang in three sets on Friday, backing-up solid openers over Kamilla Rakhimova and Viktorija Golubic. The 23-year-old won her maiden WTA title on clay at the Istanbul Cup in 2022.
IGA SWIATEK VS ANASTASIA POTAPOVA PREDICTION
This is a terribly tough place for Anastasia Potapova to meet Iga Swiatek for the first time on tour but the Russian has the defiant mentality required to make a real spectacle of it. Swiatek has lost just once at Roland-Garros since claiming her maiden title in 2020 and even that was via an injury against Maria Sakkari in the 1uarter-finals a year later, although Naomi Osaka challenged her more than anyone has to prove it possible.
Potapova has the tools required to cause Swiatek some trouble, often producing her best against better opponents on tour, but Swiatek should be able to turn the screw in key moments to win through in two.
IGA SWIATEK VS ANASTASIA POTAPOVA TIP: IGA SWIATEK TO WIN 2-0
