Iga Swiatek vs. Yue Yuan Preview, Prediction and Betting Odds for WTA China Open 2025 Round-2

Can Swiatek overcome Yuan and the Chinese fans to advance in Beijing?

After her recent success in Seoul, top seed Iga Swiatek returns to Beijing for the 2025 China Open. She will face home favorite Yue Yuan in the Round of 64 on Saturday, with the winner taking on either Anna Kalinskaya or Camila Osorio in Round-3. This will be the first career meeting between these two players on the WTA Tour. Follow BetMGM to keep up with all the betting odds for the 2025 China Open.

Iga Swiatek vs Yue Yuan Match Preview

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek is hunting down the year-end top ranking on the WTA circuit. She is currently in a race to the finish line against Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff. The 24-year-old Pole has won three trophies this year – at Wimbledon, Cincinnati and Seoul. She also reached the final in Bad Homburg, and made five other semifinals. One of her most impressive traits is her consistency – the six-time Grand Slam champion has won 46% return games this year and managed to save 58% break points on serve.

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek together ahead of the China Open.

2025 Wimbledon Champions reunited. ❤️

🇮🇹🦊🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/6haoXvjyrc
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 24, 2025

Chinese sensation Yue Yuan won her one and only tour-level title in Austin last year. The 27-year-old is a fierce striker of the ball, and her record of 17-22 in 2025 does not do justice to her ability. Yuan began the year by reaching the pre-quarterfinals in Brisbane, after which she went through a major slump. She made a comeback with a quarterfinal showing at the Libema Open, but failed to consolidate during the grass court campaign. The World No. 110 defeated Putintseva 6-3 6-3 in Round-1.

What a way to seal it 🤩

Yue Yuan is through to Round 2 in front of her home crowd, defeating Putintseva 6-3, 6-3.#2025ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/r0LcroBO8G
— wta (@WTA) September 25, 2025

The head-to-head record between Iga Swiatek and Yue Yuan is currently 0-0. They will face each other for the first time on tour.

Iga Swiatek vs Yue Yuan Career Comparison

Iga Swiatek	Category	Yue Yuan
2	Current Ranking	110
399-88	Career W-L Record	270-209
57-13	YTD W-L Record	17-22
25	Career Titles	1
3	YTD Titles	0
6	Grand Slams	0

Iga Swiatek vs Yue Yuan WTA China Open 2025 Prediction

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Swiatek is looking like an unstoppable force at the moment. She played an extraordinary match to pull off a comeback in the Seoul final, and will be keen on maintaining the momentum. The Polish superstar is getting some extra revs on her serve and forehand, and the backhand has been flattened out to improve her power game. Yuan will look to build on the support from her home fans in China, but it will take a monumental performance of gigantic proportions to complete an upset.

Prediction: Iga Swiatek in straight sets.

Iga Swiatek vs Yue Yuan WTA China Open 2025 Betting Odds

Swiatek (1/20) is a heavy favorite to advance to the Round of 32 against the underdog Yuan (19/2) at the China Open 2025. According to the implied probability on the money line, the Pole has a winning ratio of 89% at the moment. Take a look at all the important odds (as per BetMGM):

Iga Swiatek Win: 1/20
Yue Yuan Win: 19/2

Total Games <17.5: 19/20
Total Sets <2.5: 2/11
Yuan +6.5 (Game Handicap): Evens
Swiatek -1.5 (Set Handicap): 1/4
Total Number of Tiebreaks <0.5: 1/9
Total Games By Yuan <5.5: 19/20
Total Games in Set-1 >8.5: 17/20
Swiatek to Win Set-1 By 6-3: 4/1

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.