World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will try to extend her winning streak to 34 matches and earn a spot in the 2022 French Open women's singles final when she squares off against 20th-seeded Daria Kasatkina in a semifinal match on Thursday at Roland Garros in Paris. Swiatek's 33-match winning streak is the second longest since 2000, behind only Venus Williams (who won 35 straight in 2000) and Serena Williams (34 in a row in 2013). On Thursday Swiatek, who won the French Open title in 2000, goes for No. 34 against Kasatkina, who has advanced to the semifinals of a grand slam for the first time in her career. The match is set to begin no earlier than 9 a.m. ET.
Swiatek is the -1000 favorite (risk $1000 to win $100) in the latest Swiatek vs. Kasatkina odds from Caesars Sportsbook, with Kasatkina listed at +600 as the underdog. The over-under for total number of games is 18.5. Before making any Kasatkina vs. Swiatek picks, you need to see the French Open 2022 predictions from elite tennis handicapper Gavin Mair.
Mair is the international women's tennis expert who called unseeded Jelena Ostapenko (80-1) winning the 2017 French Open, Naomi Osaka (32-1) winning the 2018 U.S. Open, Bianca Andreescu (20-1) winning the 2019 U.S. Open, plus many other prescient calls. He also correctly backed Barbora Krejcikova in the 2021 French Open final.
Now, Mair has locked in on the 2022 French Open women's semifinal matchup featuring Swiatek vs. Kasatkina and revealed his best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see the picks.
Swiatek vs. Kasatkina preview
Since 2019, Swiatek has been nearly unbeatable in the late rounds of tournaments. She is 8-1 in finals and 9-3 in semifinals over that time. And during her 33-match winning streak, she has lost only one set in either a semifinal or final.
On Wednesday, Swiatek faces one of the slowest second serves on Tour. Through five matches at Roland Garros, Kasatkina is averaging just 67 miles per hour on her second serve. (For comparison, Swiatek has averaged 81 on her second.) That sets up well for Swiatek, who leads the Tour in percentage of return points won on second serves this season (62.2).
How to make Kasatkina vs. Swiatek picks
Mair is expecting the match to go under 18.5 total games, but Mair also has a pick that pays plus-money. Be sure to check out Mair's picks and analysis before locking in your own 2022 French Open picks for the women's semifinals.
Who wins Swiatek vs. Kasatkina in the 2022 French Open women's semifinal? And what other pick could lead to a big return? Visit SportsLine now to see Gavin Mair's best bets for Kasatkina vs. Swiatek, all from the famed tennis handicapper who has crushed his Grand Slam tennis picks, and find out.
