Iga Swiatek vs Madison Keys: Prediction for the Match on November 01, 2025
Iga Swiatek takes on Madison Keys in Group B at the WTA Finals where the Polish player has looked confident after a shaky start. Bookmakers have set probabilities at an 80% likelihood (1.25) on 1xbet for Swiatek, after already winning Wimbledon and Cincinnati, Seoul the prior week. This match is significant on multiple levels. Swiatek, the second-ranked player in the world, is looking for her second finals title to regain momentum as the year-end number-one, from Sabalenka. Swiatek is also looking to avenge her five-set semifinal loss in Melbourne earlier this year, the first major title for Keys. Keys, ninth in the world rankings, is back in the finals for the first time in nine years; if she wins in straight sets, she will have strong momentum for the title, and increase her chances of qualifying for the semifinals within a tougher pool that includes Rybakina and Anisimova. Inline: “Indoor hard 2025: Swiatek 12-3, Keys 5-2” (WTA). Swiatek has won 78% of her first serve points this fall (Tennis Abstract) which puts pressure on Keys' poor 52% second serve hold versus top players at the WTA Finals, but Keys has averaged 12 aces indoors (WTA) which may spark in this match if she shakes off the rust from a two-month break from the US Open. Fans will love watching Swiatek's retrieval against Keys artillery in Riyadh. For bets, expect value on Swiatek in straight sets, but Keys' poise in majors creates a chance of an upset. The winner will take serious momentum into the next round of group matches.
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With a 5-2 head-to-head advantage over Keys (WTA), Iga Swiatek feels comfortable. They played against each other at the Australian Open semicondition earlier this season, which Keys won. Swiatek won a similar match on clay in Madrid, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2. In 2023, she is ranked second and has a record of 61-15 (WTA) with an 80% winning percentage with one of her wins coming in the championship of Wimbledon (d. Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 - 6th major title). Indoor hard conditions fit her precision and play— a 12-3 record in 2023 (WTA) and a 45% break-point conversion rate (Tennis Abstract). Following a quarterfinal loss to Paolini in Wuhan, she surged this fall; competing at Seoul where she trounced Pegula in the final—in doing so, that was the first time she had ever defeated Pegula—6-2, 6-1. After Seoul, her level of play through semifinal matches in Beijing and Cincinnati was strong, defeating Zheng (6-4, 7-5) and Sabalenka (7-6(4), 6-4), respectively. This marks her fifth-straight final appearance this season.
Last 5 indoors: W-W-W-L-W (d. Pegula 6-2, 6-1 Seoul F; d. Zheng 6-4, 7-5 Beijing SF; d. Sabalenka 7-6, 6-4 Cincinnati F; l. Paolini 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 Wuhan QF; d. Bencic 6-1, 6-3 Wuhan R16)” (WTA).
Quoting, “I feel like I'm in a really good place, and I'm feeling momentum going towards Riyadh,” Swiatek, 30 Oct (WTA). X: @TennisChannel (31 Oct): “Swiatek's 61 wins lead Tour—Riyadh ready?” (X).
From a tactical perspective, Swiatek has focused her target on Keys' forehands backhand slices, often winning the long rallies (62% indoors!!!) (Tennis Abstract). Bets: Swiatek -4.5 Games at 1.75; Under 20.5 Games at 1.81. Stakes: Group wins, semifinals, and number one.
🇺🇸 Madison Keys: Form and Statistics
Madison Keys won her first and only WTA major, after upsetting Swiatek in the semifinals of the Australian Open, elevating her WTA ranking to seven. Yet she faces a 5-2 head-to-head (H2H) record to Ruutu indoors, compounded by two months of rust after losing to Zarazua in the US Open and recovering from losing R32 match at AO indoors (5-2 indoors, WTA). Still, 2023 Keys is 37-13 (WTA) and 74% wins for the year after Adelaide and the AO. A mark of 1-4 against the top two players suggests inconsistency on serve—52% second serve win indoors (Tennis Abstract). After the major, at Queen's she defeated Pegula 6-3, 7-5 (semifinal) before retiring from a leg injury and missing the clay/grass season. In Montreal, she defeated Collins 6-2, 6-4 (quarterfinal) before losing to Zarazua in a stunning R32 at US Open. In Beijing, she defeated Dart (R16) 7-6, 6-3 (14 aces), before losing to Anisimova in the R16 at Wuhan (4-6, 6-7(5)). Keys is in the finals of the WTA finals near Riyadh, and this is her SECOND finals: nine years after the 2016 year.
In her last five indoors: W-L-W-L-W (d: Dart 7-6,6-3 (Beijing R16); l: Anisimova 4-6,6-7 (Wuhan R16); d: Collins 6-2,6-4 (Montreal QF); l: Gauff 5-7,3-6 (USO R3); d: Pegula 6-3,7-5 (Queen's SF) (WTA). Quote: "Riyadh feels like a fresh start—rested and hungry," Keys on 30 Oct. (WTA).
X: @TennisChannel (31 Oct): “Keys’ nine years between Finals is historic—Can she upset Swiatek again?” (X).
Tactical change, Keys blasted backhand (Ruutu) flats, 58% short points at AO (Tennis Abstract). Bets: Keys +4.5 games at 2.08; and over 20.5 games for 2.02, Stakes of win elevates semis, and legacy doubles entries.
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Iga Swiatek vs Madison Keys Head-to-Head Statistics
Head-to-head: Swiatek 5-2. 2024 Madrid quarterfinal: Swiatek def. Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 (29 games, 6 breaks)” (WTA). Indoors: Swiatek is 3-1 against Keys, with Keys’ hard-court wins via anchoring using the aces—one at a AO semifinal (5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8)) and the other at 2023 Cincinnati—while Swiatek holds a dominate history of long rallies using a cumulative winning percentage of 62% for all long rallies (Tennis Abstract). Micro-stat: Swiatek 48% break conversion vs Keys 38% (WTA). Surface note: Riyadh has a medium-fast indoor hard-court that supports Swiatek’s spin shot (WTA).
Proposed Bet: Keys +4.5 games at 2.08— signs suggest value for 22-game projection AO quarterfinal. This would be an eighth match-up that would like to build revenge, with Swiatek expected to win unless Keys acclimatizes being in the match.
Iga Swiatek vs Madison Keys Betting Tips and Odds
- Swiatek money line at 1.25 (1xbet) — 5-2 H2H plus 78% first-serve indoors overpower Keys (WTA).
- Under 20.5 games at 1.81 — Swiatek's last 3 indoor finals averaged 18 (Tennis Abstract).
- Swiatek -4.5 games at 1.75 — Covered 75% top-10 indoor wins, hitting Keys' 52% second-serve (WTA).
Iga Swiatek vs Madison Keys Match Prediction
Swiatek wins 80%.
Set 1: Swiatek wins 6-3 using 48 percent break conversion versus Keys (WTA), breaking early (comparable to Madrid's 89 percent first-serve) (Tennis Abstract). Keys served aces but rust translated to errors.
Set 2: Keys battled back to 4-6 in slicing 58 percent short-point win rate (AO) (Tennis Abstract), creating 15 Swiatek errors. Swiatek stabilized her fall first-serves at 78 percent.
Set 3: Swiatek won 6-2, breaking Keys' 1-4 top-two indoor win rate (WTA). Vintage: probe, prolong, and pummel. Upset: 20 percent (Keys straights, if 15+ aces) (WTA). Scoreline: 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. X: @TennisChannel (31 October): "Swiatek 61 wins—buddy talk return in Riyadh?" (X).
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Under 21.5 games @ 1.61 odds on 1xbet.com (Rating ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐)
Under 20.5 games at 1.81 odds on Betway.com (Rating ⭐⭐⭐)
Keys +4.5 games at 2.08 on Bet365.com (Rating ⭐ ⭐)
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