Katarzyna Kawa vs Anna Siskova

WTA Iasi R1 Preview: Katarzyna Kawa vs Anna Siskova

🧠 Form & Context

Katarzyna Kawa

• 🔥 Arrives red-hot: Fresh off a run to the Bastad final, where she took out both Sherif and Trevisan — serious clay scalps.
• 🎾 A true clay-courter: With 324 career wins on dirt and a 21–10 record this year, she knows how to slide, spin, and scrap.
• 💪 The big question — recovery: Five matches in six days last week could still be lingering in her legs.
• 🎯 A seasoned pro: Former Bogotá finalist and battle-tested across ITFs and WTA 250s alike.
• 🇷🇴 First time stepping onto Iasi’s main draw stage.

Anna Siskova

• 📈 Confidence high: She’s 36–7 on the year with three ITF titles — all earned in Sharm El Sheikh.
• 🏃‍♀️ Match-tough: Qualified with back-to-back three-set grinders, showing plenty of grit against Rodionova and Bolsova.
• 🧱 Built for rallies: Not a big hitter, but a relentless baseliner who keeps things tidy and forces mistakes.
• 🎾 Solid on clay: 17–6 this year on the surface, though most of those wins came in lower-tier events.
• 🧪 Still finding her WTA footing — ranked outside the top 400 and testing the waters at this level.

🔍 Match Breakdown

On paper, Kawa has all the tools: clay-court savvy, recent form, and the firepower to push Siskova around the baseline. If her forehand finds its range early, she’ll control tempo and territory.

But don’t count Siskova out. The Czech qualifier might not blow you off the court, but she rarely beats herself. She’ll make Kawa hit that extra ball, and if the Pole’s legs are still feeling the Bastad marathon, this could get dicey.

Expect Kawa to come out swinging and try to finish points early. If she can shorten the rallies and avoid long baseline exchanges, she should be fine. If not, Siskova will drag her into a war of attrition — and that’s where upsets brew.

🔮 Prediction

Kawa’s clay comfort and quality should carry her through — assuming she’s recovered. Look for her to start fast and finish the job in two. But if it goes three, things get complicated.

Prediction: Kawa in two tight sets — or a 3-set scrap if fatigue hits.