On Thursday, Iga Swiatek (No. 1 in the world) faces Qinwen Zheng (No. 7) in the semifinals at the Olympic Games.
Swiatek advanced via walkover in her most recent match, over Danielle Collins at the Olympic Games. Zheng’s last match on Wednesday was a three-set win over Angelique Kerber 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.
- Tournament: Olympic Games
- Round: Semifinal
- Date: Thursday, August 1
- Live Stream: Watch the Olympics on Peacock
- Court Surface: Clay
Iga Swiatek vs. Qinwen Zheng matchup stats
- Swiatek has won three tournaments on clay so far this year, with a match record of 25-1 on that surface.
- Swiatek is 207-for-245 in service games on clay surfaces (winning 84.5%) and 121-for-246 in return games (49.2%).
- On clay surfaces, Swiatek has won 46.6% of break points (118 out of 253, to rank second).
- Swiatek was defeated by Yulia Putintseva (6-3, 1-6, 2-6) on July 6 in the Round of 32 of her previous tournament, Wimbledon.
- Zheng has posted an 11-4 record on clay this year, securing one tournament victory.
- In terms of serve/return winning percentages on clay, Zheng has won 76.8% of her games on serve, and 43.0% on return.
- Zheng has converted 64 of 122 break points on clay (52.5%), and is 27th in break points won.
- Zheng captured the title in the 32nd Palermo Ladies Open, her last tournament, taking down No. 35-ranked Karolina Muchova (6-4, 4-6, 6-2) in the final on July 21.
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