US Open: Iga Swiatek vs. Jamie Loeb 8/31/21 Tennis Prediction

Seventh seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland will face American Qualifier Jamie Loeb in the First Round of the 2021 US Open. The match is scheduled to be played on Tuesday August 31st, 2021 at approximately 3:00pm EST.

Iga Swiatek is one of the main contenders for the title here at the 2021 US Open, and the young Polish superstar will begin her campaign with a match against Jamie Loeb. This seems like a mismatch on paper, but American will be playing with the home crowd behind her and hoping for one of the biggest shocks in WTA Tour history. Can she defeat Swiatek here, or will the Pole advance to the Second Round as expected?

Iga Swiatek is ranked #8 in the WTA world rankings and is the seventh seed here at the 2021 US Open. Despite being best known for winning the French Open title she is still a very good player on this surface, and should be considered one of the top contenders for the title here in New York. She started the year well and won a couple tournaments, but has been disappointing since the start of the hard court season, losing in the early rounds in Cincinnati and the Olympics. She is talented enough that this losing streak will likely not last for long, and I think she will get things turned around very quickly. She has the perfect opportunity to get off to a strong start here against the American Qualifier Jamie Loeb, a relative unknown player that is not expected to pose much of a threat. This may be the confidence boost that the Polish superstar needs and she enters this match as the huge favorite.

Jamie Loeb is an American Qualifier that is currently ranked at a lowly #194 in the WTA world rankings. She has a very aggressive baseline game and looked very impressive in the Qualifying matches and will be full of confidence heading into the main draw. However, this is a totally different level of opponent now in Iga Swiatek, and the American will have to play the match of her life to avoid getting crushed here. While she is the massive underdog, this is the best time to play against Swiatek when she is struggling so there is a little window of hope for Loeb here but she still has a massive task ahead of her.

This is the first meeting between the two players and it is likely to be over very quickly. Iga Swiatek is expected to dominate this match from start to finish and cruise to victory here. Simply put she is a much better player than her opponent Jamie Loeb, and has the advantage in every single category. If Swiatek is to compete for the title here in New York she will need to raise her level and her confidence very quickly and this seems to be the perfect match to do so. The American will have the support of the crowd but even that won’t be enough as the Polish superstar Swiatek will win this match very easily, advancing to the Second Round here at the 2021 US Open.