on Wednesday she looked great in the match against Daria Kasatkina. As before in Dubai, she also defeated her rival in Qatar. Especially the second set was a concert of Christmas, which did not even lose a game in it.
There was an extremely difficult task waiting for the Polish woman. Her rival was the second player in the WTA ranking, a Belarusian woman. The Pole has already faced her once, then she lost in three sets 6: 2, 2: 6, 5: 7.
The beginning of Thursday’s match contradicted all predictions. Swiatek phenomenally entered the match, breaking Sabalenka twice, taking the lead 3-0. The Belarusian woman tried to answer, she even broke a Polish woman twice, but Świątek was only getting started. She didn’t let Sabalenka defend her pass even once, breaking it four times. Thanks to this, she won the first set 6: 2. Sabalenka reacted more and more nervously with each passing minute.
The great return of Iga Świątek! Six consecutive games won
In the second set, the roles were reversed. Sabalenka started it by presenting her best tennis. Swiatek was unable to answer and was already losing 0: 3. The Polish woman, however, managed to turn the fate of the set. She again took the initiative on the court, ruled out more Sabalenka’s advantages, perfectly scattering her around the court and winning as many as six games in a row. Nothing could knock Christmas off the beat and it allowed her to advance to the semi-finals!
Iga Świątek’s rival in the match for the tournament finals in Qatar will be seeded in the tournament with “6”. The Greek defeated Cori Gauff 6: 3, 6: 3 on Thursday. It will not be an easy match for Świątek – the Polish woman has already faced Sakkari three times. Each of these three matches was won by a Greek.
Source: Sport
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