By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday April 21, 2025
Iga Swiatek’s title protection on the Madrid Open represents a gauntlet of potential revenge matches for the five-time main champion.
It might begin with a second-round encounter with 19-year-old sensation Alexandra Eala, pending a first-round conflict for the 72nd-ranked Filipina in opposition to Viktoriya Tomova. Eala famously shocked Swiatek within the quarterfinals at Miami final month.
Subsequent up for Swiatek might be a battle with Thirty first-seeded Linda Noskova of Czechia within the third spherical. To be honest, Swiatek has already received three doses of revenge in opposition to Noskova after falling to her on the Australian Open in 2024, the final two victories coming in three units.
Madrid WTA draw is out with a possible R16 between…Swiatek and Ostapenko pic.twitter.com/Hlueb2y79O
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) April 20, 2025
Essentially the most obtrusive matchup lingering in Swiatek’s path is a possible spherical of 16 conflict with Jelena Ostapenko. The Latvian, recent off the Stuttgart title, is 6-0 lifetime in opposition to Swiatek and defeated her final week within the semifinals on the purple clay.
If Swiatek can discover her approach to the quarterfinals, and the seeds maintain, she would face Madison Keys, the lady who knocked her out of this yr’s Australian Open en path to the title.
Swiatek’s potential semifinal opponent can be both Coco Gauff or Mirra Andreeva. It needs to be famous that Andreeva has received each of her conferences with Swiatek in 2025, a straight set victory within the Dubai quarterfinals and a three-setter at Indian Wells, within the semis.
23-year-old Swiatek, 22-
7 on the season, will bid for her twenty third profession title at Madrid.
Within the prime half of the draw, No.1-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will face a qualifier within the second spherical – after a bye, and will face Elise Mertens within the third spherical. If the seeds maintain Sabalenka would face Amanda Anisimova within the spherical of 16, Zheng Qinwen within the quarterfinals and Jessica Pegula within the semis.
Fundamental draw play begins tomorrow in Madrid.
Notable first spherical matches in Madrid:
Veronika Kudermetova vs Polina Kudermetova
Suzan Lamens vs Emma Raducanu
McCartney Kessler vs Bianca Andreescu
Wang Xinyu vs Maria Sakkari
Naomi Osaka vs Lucia Bronzetti
Katie Volynets vs Petra Kvitova
Viktoriya Tomova vs Alexandra Eala
