Iga Swiatek (15) meets Barbora Krejcikova in the second round of the 2021 Miami Open on Wednesday, March 24th 2021.
Will Barbora Krejcikova be able to cause the upset here in the second round in Miami, or will the breakthrough star of 2020, Iga Swiatek, be able to continue backing up her early success?
Iga Swiatek has been the breakthrough star of the second half of 2020, playing some incredible matches in her young career, and winning the 2020 Roland Garros title in dominant fashion. Swiatek also had a great start to the 2021 season, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open, losing to Simona Halep in an extremely tight 3 set encounter. Swiatek is a great youngster and she definitely had many more titles and Grand Slam titles in her future. Can Swiatek get herself even higher up in the tennis world by winning the title here in Miami?
Barbora Krejcikova came through a hard-fought 3-set encounter against Ana Blinkova in the first round, beating her 6-1/3-6/6-3. Krejcikova is a very skilled player and she will be feeling confident after coming through this encounter. Krejcikova will have to ensure she is on top of her game as she enters the second round as she meets the very talented and up and coming Iga Swiatek. Swiatek is one of the best starts in the WTA Tour at the moment, and I am sure she will put up a strong fight against Krejcikova. Can Krejcikova cause the shocking upset in the second round?
This is going to be the first meeting between both players, and we are definitely in for a very exciting second round encounter. Iga Swiatek is the much better player at the moment in my opinion, and although Krejcikova has much more experience on the WTA Tour, Swiatek has much more promise in her career. It might be a 3-setter as this will be a match where they will be both trying to get a feel for the court, but it will be won by Iga Swiatek to book her spot in the third round of the 2021 Miami Open.