2023-06-09 03:43:23
In a duel of more than two hours, Iga Swiatek beat the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia. The world number 1 knew how to get out of a very difficult rival, which took her to the extreme, especially in the second set.
The two-time champion of Roland Garros started with a break down, which represented a major effort from the start. As the games progressed, the Pole took flight and clearly won 6-2 in the first round.
In the second set, things became much more even, there were breaks for both and they showed a high level of competitiveness. It came to the tiebreaker, where Iga made it clear that he can weather storms. The world number 1 ended up signing an even 7-6 (7) to settle in her third final, second in a row at the Parisian Open.
Her toughest test yet, but Iga gets the job done in two sets ????
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The defending champion will face the talented Karolina Muchová. The Czech dispatched the Belarusian in a truly epic game Aryna Sabalenkaone of the best of the first part of the year.
the victory of Karolina Muchová about Aryna Sabalenka it was really amazing. More than three of a lot of emotion, where the victory of the Belarusian seemed imminent, but the opposite ended up happening.
The first two sets were real battles, that were defined in the tiebreaker and by details. The first was won by the Czech, 7-6 (5), while the Belarusian pocketed the second round 7-6 (5), likewise.
Twists and turns at every corner ????
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In the decisive set, the Australian Open champion was positioned 5-2 and had a match point, but Muchová managed to recover ground, broke her rival’s serve, equalized the score, He went to the front and ended up sealing the 7-5, to reach his first final.
The only precedent for the final on Saturday occurred in the Prague tournament, in 2019, on a hard court. On that occasion, the Czech won 4-6, 6-1 and 6-4. At that time, Muchová had already been on the professional circuit for several years, while Swiatek made her first weapons.
It can be said that both tennis players show great talent on the court; however, the Polish has great superiority in titles, accumulates 13, three of them Grand Slams. The Czech, for her part, has won only one tournament, in 2019, in Seoul.
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