Iga Swiatek vs Victoria Azarenka Prediction 2/18/25 Dubai Tennis Picks

The Latvian's dominance in their series continued leaving Swiatek without a title in the Middle East Swing this season ahead of the Dubai Championships.

Swiatek can change that this week. This will be her fifth main draw. She was a runner-up in 2023 and reached the semifinals last year where she stumbled at the hands of Anna Kalinskaya.

Swiatek has won 12 of 15 matches in 2025 and hasn't lost before the semifinal stage in all three tournaments she has played in.

As the second seed in Dubai, she had a bye in the first round.

Victoria Azarenka Preview

Victoria Azarenka won her first-round match at the 2025 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships. The former World No. 1 snapped a three-match losing streak in beating Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina.

The match took 31 games to decide and lasted almost three hours. Azarenka won 2-6, 7-6, 6-4. Kalinina served for the match in the second set, but could not seal the win.

Azarenka finished the match with four aces and six double faults. She landed 54% of first serves in play and won 64% offirst serve points (34/53).

Azarenka won 41% of second serve points (19/46) and saved eight of 15 break points. The Belarusian won 47% of return points and broke Kalinina's serve six times.

Azarenka is a former finalist of this tournament but that was 15 years ago.

Iga Swiatek vs Victoria Azarenka Head-To-Head

• Swiatek and Azarenka have met four times on the WTA Tour.

• Swiatek leads 3-1 and demolished the Belarusian 6-4, 6-0 in their last meeting in Doha 12 months ago.

Iga Swiatek vs Victoria Azarenka Prediction

It's a testament to Azarenka's dedication that she's maintained a top 50 ranking at the age of 35. But the former World No. 1 is no longer the force of the yesteryears. Her power is slowly diminishing and she doesn't have the counterpunching ability to hang tough for long against the current World No.2.

Swiatek is too fast, incredibly athletic, and will easily neutralize Azarenka's aggression and power. We also have to factor that first-round marathon that Azarenka just played against Kalinina, it must have taken a lot of energy from her reserves. Back Swiatek to overwhelm Azarenka.