Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the 2024 Australian Open match.
Iga Świątek
The unbeaten run of Iga Świątek in the official games started in the beginning of October. The 4-time major tournament title holder have won her last 17 matches, winning the tournament in Beijing and the 2023 WTA Finals. She has started this year with 5 consecutive wins in the United Cup.
Danielle Collins
Collins had a tough game in the first round against Angelique Kerber (6:2, 3:6, 6:1). Collins made 6 double faults, had the terrible 2nd serve (winning 29%) and made almost twice more unforced errors than her opponent (41 against 22).
Iga Świątek – Danielle Collins prediction
Iga Świątek has won 4 head-to-head games. losing 1. Last year saw the Polish player winning all three games on hard, with only one lost set. Świątek dominated in the last game in Cincinnati (6:1, 6:0). Collins hasn’t been impressive in the new season, suffering 3 defeats in her 5 games, always letting an opponent to win at least a set.
It’s going to be an easy walk for Iga Świątek.
