Iga Swiatek vs Dayana Yastremska Prediction 2/19/25 Dubai Tennis Picks

Iga Swiatek and Dayana Yastremska meet in the third round of the 2025 WTA Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Here’s our Iga Swiatek vs Dayana Yastremska prediction. This preview will also include an Iga Swiatek vs Dayana Yastremska pick.

Iga Swiatek Preview

Iga Swiatek is coming off a straight sets win over former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka. The match took 14 games to decide. Swiatek won 6-0, 6-2 in an hour and 15 minutes.

In the victory, Swiatek compiled 31 winners and nine unforced errors only. Swiatek landed 79% of first serves in play and won 73% of first serve points (27/37).

Swiatek won just 30% of second serve points (3/10) and saved three of four break points on her serve. The Pole won 63% of return points (29/46) and broke Azarenka’s serve six times.

Swiatek marches into the third round and hasn’t been beaten in Dubai before the semifinal since 2022.

Dayana Yastremska Preview

Dayana Yastremska beat Russia’s Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 19 minutes to reach the last 16 in Dubai for the first time since 2022 when she was a quarterfinalist.

In the victory, Yastremska hit 32 winners and 18 unforced errors. That included three aces and two double faults.

Yastremska landed 55% of first serves in play and won 68% of first serve points (19/28). 

The Ukrainian won 74% of second serve points (17/23) and saved two of three break points on her serve.

Yastremska won 49% of return points (32/65) and broke Potapova four times in the match.

Iga Swiatek vs Dayana Yastremska Head-To-Head

• Swiatek and Yastremska have met once. That match took place at the 2019 Billie Jean King Cup. Yastremska won in straight sets, but that was before Swiatek rose to prominence.

Iga Swiatek vs Dayana Yastremska Prediction

Swiatek has done a lot of winning this season but has no titles to show for her efforts (13-3 record in 2025). It’s very possible that first title of the year might come in Dubai where she was so close a couple of years ago (lost to Barbora Krejcikova in the final). Yastremska is a ferocious hitter but lacks regulation in her shots. To beat Swiatek, it takes more than unbridled power and the Ukrainian is one-dimensional in that regard. The Pole’s arsenal will neutralize that power and expect this one to be routine in the end. I’ll take Swiatek to cover the games handicap.

Nur Said's Pick: Iga Swiatek games handicap -6.5