Iga Swiatek vs Karolina Muchova — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
Iga Swiatek
POL2
Iga Swiatek
#8WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
Karolina Muchova
CZE13
Karolina Muchova
#7WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$4.5MYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Swiatek I.
6-2 6-0
Muchova K.
Swiatek I.
662
Muchova K.
200

Iga Swiatek defeated Karolina Muchova 6-2 6-0 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #7, defending last year's round of 16. Iga Swiatek extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-05Indian WellsR16hardIga Swiatek6-1 6-1
2025-01-01United CupRRhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-4
2024-12-27United CupRRhardIga Swiatek6-3 6-4
2023-08-07MontrealR16hardIga Swiatek6-1 4-6 6-4
2023-05-29Roland GarrosFclayIga Swiatek6-2 5-7 6-4
2019-04-29PragueR32clayKarolina Muchova4-6 6-1 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Swiatek I.Muchova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Swiatek I.Muchova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
94
92
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Even
95
97
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Swiatek I.Muchova K.
Freshness·
84
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Swiatek I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw