French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek vs Zheng Qinwen preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick | Roland Garros

Match Details

Fixture: (1) Iga Swiatek vs Zheng Qinwen

Tournament: French Open 2022.

Date: 30 May 2022.

Round: Fourth round (Round of 16).

Venue: Paris, France.

Category: Grand Slam.

Surface: Outdoor clay.

Prize money: €21,256,800.

Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel, NBC Sports and Peacock TV | Canada - TSN | UK - Eurosport | India - Sony Ten.

Iga Swiatek vs Zheng Qinwen preview

Iga Swiatek at the 2022 French Open - Day Five

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will square off against Zheng Qinwen in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.

Swiatek is on an outstanding 31-match win streak and has dropped one set in the last 49. If she continues to perform as well as she has, the Pole can match Venus Williams' 21st century record of 35 consecutive match wins.

The 2020 French Open winner has cruised through her draw with victories over Lesia Tsurenko, Alison Riske and Danka Kovinic.

Swiatek started off in fine fashion against Kovinic in the third round, winning the first set 6-3. The second set was trickier as the Pole lost a 4-1 lead and let Kovinic back into the match, but she rebounded quickly to win 6-3, 7-5.

Meanwhile, Zheng is playing only the second Grand Slam of her career. The Chinese pro has made the last 16 of a Major for the first time.

En route to the fourth round, Zheng got the better of Maryna Zanevska, 2018 French Open champion Simona Halep and Alize Cornet.

Zheng was made to work for her win in the second round as Halep started the match strong and took the first set 6-2. However, the World No. 74 staged an unlikely comeback to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Alize Cornet, the last Frenchwoman in the tournament at the time, was forced to retire against Zheng in the round of 32 due to injury. She injured herself during her second-round match against Jelena Ostapenko and retired in the second set against Zheng after being bageled in the opener.

Iga Swiatek vs Zheng Qinwen head-to-head

Swiatek and Zheng have never faced off before, so their head-to-head currently stands at 0-0.

Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Games Handicap	Total Games
Iga Swiatek	-2500	-7.5(-100)	Over 17.5(-110)
Qinwen Zheng	+875	+7.5(-145)	Under 17.5(-125)

(All odds are sourced by BetMGM)

Iga Swiatek vs Qinwen Zheng prediction

Swiatek is in the form of her life. She's only dropped five sets in her last 31 matches. Her serve, normally a weakness, has been firing on all cylinders this fortnight. Swiatek has gotten 72% of her first serves in play and has committed just two double faults so far.

She has the ability to generate a lot of power and topspin, moving extremely well on clay while hitting the ball very close to the baseline, pushing her competitors back.

Zheng, meanwhile, is playing the best tennis of her career. She's aggressive from the back of the court and also uses a lot of topspin like Swiatek.

But against the World No. 1, Zheng will need to find a way to absorb pressure and redirect pace. At the moment, Swiatek is dictating points at will and finishing off matches rapidly. Given how well she has figured out her opponents in the past few months, she is the heavy favorite to come through this match.

Pick: Swiatek to win in straight sets.