Stream live on TennisChannel.com at 12:00 p.m. ET on Sunday.🖥️📱 Click here for live coverage on TennisChannel.com (United States only; start time approximately 12:00 p.m. ET)The winner of this match will play either 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu or American McCartney Kessler in the fourth round. Andreeva is bidding for her 14th consecutive match win.👉 Click here for the complete Miami Open bracket.Since 2022, Swiatek has always won a title or two by this point in the season, and is rounding into Roland Garros form. This time we’re still waiting for the unbeatable version of Iga to stick around for an entire tournament. There have been flashes of her over the past month—until she has run into Mirra Andreeva.Swiatek played well enough in her Miami opener to beat Caroline Garcia 6-2, 7-5, but Mertens may offer a tougher test. The 29-year-old hits hard and flat and could potentially rush or handcuff Swiatek on her forehand side. A nine-time singles title winner, Mertens is also one of the WTA’s more obstinate competitors. She doesn’t cave mentally, no matter what the score is.The two have played once, on clay last year, and Swiatek won in straight sets. The quicker hard courts in Miami should give Mertens a better chance of making her presence felt in the rallies. As always with Swiatek, the first few games will matter. If Mertens can avoid an early break, keep some doubt in Iga’s mind, make it a dogfight, she’ll have a chance when the clutch moments come. Winner: Swiatek—Steve Tignor👉 Click here for more news on the Miami Open.Swiatek is a -1000 moneyline favorite; Mertens is a +575 underdog.To win the first set, Swiatek is -600 and Mertens is +350.(Odds from BetMGM as of 11:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 22.)👉 Click here for more betting coverage on TENNIS.com.
