Iga ¦wi ± tek plays with number 1! Note the hour

a year ago she won the tournament in Adelaide and this year she is well on her way to repeating this success. Poland is already in the semi-finals of the tournament, and there will be a hellishly difficult task waiting for her. It will face the leader of the world ranking, Australian Ashleigh Barty. Where and when to watch this duel?

A great challenge for Iga Świątek at the WTA tournament in Adelaide

¦wi ± tek started a new tennis season at the courts in Adelaide, where she won her first WTA 500 tournament a year ago. In the first round, Iga easily dealt with Daria Saville 6: 3, 6: 3. In the second round, however, Leylah Fernandez, the finalist of the last round, did not cause problems, with whom she won 6: 1, 6: 2. The brilliant streak of Iga ¦wi ± tek, who had not lost a single set in Adelaide so far, was interrupted. But one set won was all the Belarusian woman could do. Swiatek won the quarter-final 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 1.

Ashleigh Barty started in Adelaide from the second round. The Australian struggled with Coco Gauff a bit, but she won 4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1. In the quarter-finals, she closed the match in two sets, defeating Sofia Kenin, 6: 3, 6: 4.

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The Australian tennis player’s greatest success in 2021 was her victory at Wimbledon. In the final duel, the 25-year-old defeated the Czech girl Karolina Pliskova 6: 3, 6: 7 (4), 6: 3. In addition to Wimbledon, she also triumphed in Melbourne (7: 6 (3), 6: 4 with Garbine Muguruza), Miami (6: 3, 4: 0 retired with Bianca Andreescu), Stuttgart (6: 3, 6: 0, 6: 3) with Aryna Sabalenka) and Cincinnati (6: 3, 6: 1 with Jil Teichmann). She only lost the final in Madrid with Sabalenka 0: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6.

It was in Madrid that Barty and Świątek faced each other for the first and so far the last time. The Australian turned out to be better then, winning 7: 5, 6: 4. Now the final of the tournament in Adelaide is at stake. Jelena Rybakina with.

Iga Świątek – Ashleigh Barty. Where and at what time to watch the match?

The duel of Iga Świątek with Ashleigh Barty in the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Adelaide will start on Saturday, January 8 at 9:30 Polish time. The match will be available on Canal + Sport and in the Canal + Online application.