the polish Iga Swiateknumber one in the world ranking, defeated China this Thursday qinweng zhengSpanish executioner Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round, and qualified for The San Diego WTA 500 tournament quarterfinalswhere it will be measured in American Coco Gauff.
Swiatek, Roland Garros and US Open champion, needed three sets to beat a very competitive Zheng by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-1 after two hours and twenty minutes of fighting.
The Polish player reaffirmed the success he won against Zheng this year at Roland Garros and will now face a highly demanding quarterfinal against Gauff, 18, one of the most talented young players in the world.
gauffnumber eight in the ranking, won by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3 in canadian Bianca Andreescu in a two-and-a-half-hour high-tension game.
The American was broken down in the deciding set, but recovered and got two ‘breaks’ in the sixth and eighth games to protect his round pass.
Swiatek and Gauff will issue this Friday the rivalry that will be seen in the final of this year’s Roland Garros. The Polish player has won three precedents, in Rome 2021 and in Miami this year, in addition to the aforementioned Parisian final.
Source: La Verdad
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