World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will take on lucky loser Julia Grabher in the second round of the 2023 Madrid Open on Friday.
After a fourth-round exit from the Australian Open, Swiatek claimed her first title of the season at the Qatar Open. She made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships the following week but lost to Barbora.
Madrid Open 2023: Iga Swiatek vs Julia Grabher preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick
Madrid Open 2023: Iga Swiatek vs Julia Grabher preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick
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Modified Apr 27, 2023 19:29 GMT
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Iga Swiatek (L) and Julia Grabher.
Iga Swiatek (L) and Julia Grabher.
Fixture: (1) Iga Swiatek vs (LL) Julia Grabher
Date: April 28, 2023
Tournament: Mutua Madrid Open 2023
Round: Second Round (Round of 64)
Venue: Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Outdoor clay
Prize money: €7,652,174
Live telecast: USA – Tennis Channel | UK – Amazon Prime Video
Iga Swiatek vs Julia Grabher preview
Swiatek at the 2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Swiatek at the 2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will take on lucky loser Julia Grabher in the second round of the 2023 Madrid Open on Friday.
After a fourth-round exit from the Australian Open, Swiatek claimed her first title of the season at the Qatar Open. She made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships the following week but lost to Barbora Krejcikova.
Swiatek’s title defense at the BNP Paribas Open concluded in the semifinals. She was unable to defend her title at the Miami Open due to an injury.
The 21-year-old then returned to action in Stuttgart for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, where she was the defending champion. Swiatek defeated Qinwen Zheng, Karolina Pliskova, Ons Jabeur, and Aryna Sabalenka to win back-to-back titles in Stuttgart.
As one of the seeded players in Madrid, she received a first-round bye.
Grabher, meanwhile, lost in the final round of qualifying in Madrid, but got a second lease of life as a lucky loser. She faced Viktoriya Tomova in the first round. The Austrian dropped just one game en route to capturing the opening set
