Ashleigh Barty vs Iga Swiatek (about 00:00 on 4/5)
The focus of Madrid Open 2021 on 4/5 will be the encounter between Ashleigh Barty and Iga Swiatek. These are the last two French Open champions, respectively in 2019 and 2020. Notably, since the coronation, both Barty and Swiatek have not lost any matches on the clay field.
Barty is still on the top of the world and is also ranked No. 1 at Madrid Open this year. The performance of Australian tennis players this season is also extremely impressive when she has just won both Miami Open and Stuttgart Open to maintain the throne. On the way to the third round of Madrid Open, Barty all overcome easily.
However, in this round, Barty is expected to face many difficulties when her opponent is very interesting. At the age of 19, Swiatek has given himself a Grand Slam title when he was crowned at Roland Garros 2020. In the last 9 matches on the clay field, the Polish star has not lost a set.
With what has shown, Barty and Swiatek are expected to give fans a dramatic match. With youth and breakthrough in the game, Swiatek can completely push the world's No. 1 player out of the race.
Predict the match results: Ashleigh barty 1-2 Iga Swiatek
Simona Halep vs Elise Mertens (around 16:00 on 4/5)
The world -class 3rd player – Simona Halep has not yet been the highest form this season. However, the journey of the Romanian star at Madrid Open 2021 is going smoothly. In the previous two rounds, she easily surpassed Sara Sorribes Tormo and Zheng Saiisai to win tickets to go on.
The next opponent of Halep is Elise Mertens – a 16 -ranked player in the world. In the past, 2 people used to have 5 encounters. As a result, Halep won 4 victories and only once received a defeat. These matches come from Prague Open 2020, Melbourne Open 2020, Qatar Open 2019, French Open 2018 and Madrid Open 2018.
With outstanding confrontation, Halep is expected to easily overcome Mertens to win tickets to this year's Madrid Open quarter -finals.
Predict the match results: Simona Halep 2-0 Elise Mertens
