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Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek Predictions - Tight contest expected in Wimbledon semi-final

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 10 Jul 2025

John Eastwood 10 Jul 2025

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Iga Swiatek is the favorite against Belinda Bencic at Wimbledon.
Both players have a history of close matches often featuring tiebreaks.
Predictions suggest over 20.5 total games and potential first-set tiebreak.

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Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek Predictions

Iga Swiatek goes into this match as the favourite against Belinda Bencic. The Swiss has been a constant threat on the WTA Tour but has never made a Grand Slam final, often falling in the late stages of tournaments.

Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek Predictions
Head to Head
Belinda Bencic Form
Iga Swiatek Form

That said, Bencic should offer Swiatek a challenge and historically, this match-up tends to see a tiebreak.

Belinda Bencic is 38-36 against Top 10 players.
Belinda Bencic has seen 3 tie breaks in her last 4 sets.
Belinda Bencic has seen a tie break in her last 3 matches against Iga Swiatek.
Iga Swiatek has won 19 of her last 22 matches at Grand Slams.

Head to Head

Iga Swiatek leads Bencic 3-1 in their four matches. They last played at Wimbledon in 2023, a match Swiatek won in three sets.

Belinda Bencic Form

Belinda Bencic thrashed Alycia Parks 6-0 6-3 in the first round at Wimbledon before getting past Elsa Jacquemot and Elisabetta Cocciaretto in 3 sets.

Her last two matches has seen her enter as underdog and win in straight sets. However, three of her last four sets have gone to a tiebreak.

Benic beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 6-4 and Mirra Andreeva 7-6 7-6 in the quarterfinal.

Iga Swiatek Form

Iga Swiatek has dropped one set at Wimbledon where she is into the semis for the first time. She beat Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1 before coming back to get past Caty McNally 5-7 6-2 6-1.

Swiatek thrashed Danielle Collins 6-2 6-3 and Clara Tauson 6-4 6-1, losing her grip in the quarter-finals before coming home to defeat Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 7-5.

Verdict

Belinda Bencic v Iga Swiatek

Belinda Bencic has upset the odds in her hast two wins, three of her previous four sets going to tie breaks. I am avoiding the short odds on Iga Swiatek and backing a first set tie break at Wimbledon.

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