Iga Swiatek continues to advance through the stages of the Paris Olympics as expected. She enters into the round of 16 and she is set to challenge Xinyu Wang in this round.
Iga Swiatek defeated Diane Parry in the last round, while Xinyu Wang defeated Diana Shnaider in the last round also.
Iga Swiatek
It comes as no surprise to see the best player advance into the round of 16 in the Paris Olympics tournament. Iga Swiatek remains the number 1 contender for the gold medal, so she is expected to go further into the tournament. But up next for her in the round of 16 is Xinyu Wang. Iga Swiatek had faced Xinyu Wang once in the past and she won that meeting.
Iga Swiatek’s tournament has gone as expected so far. She had an opening match win against Irina-Camelia Begu, beating her in straight sets by a 6-2,7-5 score. Afterwards, she played against Diane Parry in the second round and she won again in straight sets by 6-1,6-1.
Xinyu Wang
Xinyu Wang has been fantastic so far in the tournament and despite ranking in 52nd place, she had kept her place in the tournament until the round of 16. XInyu Wang will now face arguably the toughest opponent in the tournament, Iga Swiatek, and the odds are terribly against her.
Xinyu Wang got her first win against Linda Noskova in the round of 64. She defeated Linda in straight sets by a 3-6,3-6 score. Afterwards, she progressed into the second round where she defeated Diane Shnaider in straight sets (6-3,6-1).
Expert Betting Tips
With the form Swiatek is in, ranking, and experience, she comes into this no doubt as the clear favorite. Wang will be competitive, hitting strongly, but Swiatek's consistency and tactics could prove just too much for her.
- Under 17.5 Games at 1.64 Odds
- Xinyu Wang (+7.5) Games Handicap at 1.71 Odds
- First Set Under 8.5 Games at 1.66 Odds