Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina
2nd June 2022
French Open Tennis – Paris – Roland Garros
Pick Swiatek -5.5 handicap
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 4/6 odds taken 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022
The Iga Swiatek machine rolls on as the world number one has powered her way into the French Open semi-finals.
The Polish star looks as if she could have the upper hand in this final four contest too.
Quiet and assured, Daria Kasatkina has put together a very strong campaign in Paris.
But it will take sizeable upset to see the Russian book her place in the final.
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Iga Swiatek Preview – Swiatek up to 33
In beating Jess Pegula in the Quarter Finals of the French Open on Tuesday, Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 33 matches.
After not having looked at her best in the previous two rounds, she was in the groove against Pegula.
Swiatek won the match comfortably in straight sets 6-3 6-2 and was relatively unchallenged.
In the match outright for French Open betting, Swiatek is the 1/9 odds-on favourite* (odds recorded 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022 at William Hill).
That quote on a player in a semi-final match of a Grand Slam is crazy.
But that just goes to show where Swiatek is at and how much she is expected to dominate things.
The 2020 French Open Champion is just on a superb tear of form right now.
She has also won three of her four previous meetings with Kasatkina.
Swiatek lost her first-ever match against Kasatkina which was last year.
But the Polish star has won all three meetings that they have had in 2022 including at the Australian Open.
Swiatek did not drop a set in any of those wins over Kasatkina.
For French Open tennis betting, the Swiatek 2-0 set betting pick is at 2/5* (odds recorded 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022 at William Hill).
So not even that offers any value.
Is this semi-final match at the French Open going to be as one-sided as the bookmakers are expecting it to be?
Daria Kasatkina Preview – Can Kasatkina cause an upset?
Daria Kasatkina has been a model of efficiency through her French Open 2022 campaign.
In her Quarter Final match, she eased past Veronika Kudermatova in straight sets.
Kasatakina has now reached the final four at Roland Garros without having let a single set slide.
In the match outright for French Open tennis betting, Kasatkina is 11/2 to win* (odds recorded 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022 at William Hill).
Her quarter final match against Kudermetova was the closest she has been pushed so far in this draw.
Before that round, she had dropped an average of just three games per set throughout the French Open.
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Daria Kasatkina is going to have to take her game up to a new level in this one on Thursday.
The Russian did come into some good form before the French Open.
She had made a semi-final run in the Rome Masters on clay, knocking over some tough opponents.
This will be the first time that she has met Swiatek on the clay.
Kasatkina’s previous best finish at the French Open was a quarter-final in 2018.
This is the first time that he has been beyond that stage in any Slam.
Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina Betting Advice
Daria Kasatkina has quietly put together a very nice campaign, but she’s met no one near the quality of Swiatek.
Before this campaign, Kasatkina’s from in the Grand Slam had been nothing more than average, not having made it past the third round in any since Wimbledon 2018.
She is clearly in a bit of form right now, but the Swiatek -5.5 handicap is our first tennis tip at 4/6* (odds recorded 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022 at William Hill).
Key Facts – Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina Betting Tip
- Iga Swiatek has won her last 33 matches
- Iga Swiatek is 3-1 up in the head to head with Kasatkina
- Daria Kasatkina is in her first Grand Slam Semi Final
Swiatek was more like herself in the quarter-final and was moving with a bit more freedom and confidence again.
The 21-year-old has been unstoppable recently and we don’t see her having any real problems in this semi-final duel.
Our second French Open tip is Under 18.5 Games at 10/11* (odds recorded 20:25 GMT on June 1st, 2022 at William Hill).
The best betting odds for Iga Swiatek vs Daria Kasatkina
Iga Swiatek to win: 1/9 at Bet365
Daria Kasatkina to win: 11/2 at Bet365
