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Beatriz Haddad Maia had made a comeback from a set down in her final two matches however Iga Swiatek stopped her on her tracks of their semi-final. The world no. 1 ended the run of the Brazilian 6-2, 7-6(7) after two hours and 9 minutes of play.
The opening set went Swiatek’s means with out a lot fuss though the 14th seed was the one who began off the proceedings with a break. It didn’t take lengthy for Swiatek to get the break again and thereafter, Haddad Maia was in a position to win just one extra recreation on her serve earlier than the Pole ran away with the set, making it midway to the ultimate.
As within the first, it was as soon as once more Haddad Maia who obtained the break for herself within the second set, this time within the third recreation of the set. Though she was in a position to consolidate the break instantly, a break again ensued within the sixth recreation after which the set remained on serve.
Swiatek did, nevertheless, face three extra break factors mixed within the seventh and ninth video games of the set. Within the tie-break, too, the Brazilian held a set level at 6-5 however an unforced error erased it away. At 7-6, Swiatek introduced up the primary of the 2 match factors however a winner from her opponent introduced the tie-break on par.
A winner from Swiatek helped her get to her second match level at 8-7 whereas a second winner helped her shut out the match, after clinching the tie-break, 9-7.
Roland Garros: Simple or laborious, Iga Swiatek can win all of them!
The second set was, by far, the hardest set Swiatek had needed to play in all as of late in Paris.
Going into the semi-final, the highest seed had misplaced a complete of 15 video games within the 5 earlier rounds. Swiatek completed with seven extra winners to her left-handed rival’s 18. She additionally had another unforced error to the latter’s 25.
That is the third time Iga Swiatek’s made it to the Roland Garros remaining. It’s additionally the second consecutive yr she’s gone this far within the Main. The semi-final towards Beatriz Haddad Maia additionally had monumental significance for her rating as, if she’d misplaced the match, she would’ve additionally ceded her place on the high of the rating to Aryna Sabalenka.
In the meantime, Karolina Muchova, who beat Aryna Sabalenka within the first semi-final can be Swiatek’s final opponent right here. Picture Credit score: Iga Swiatek Twitter
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