The Polish Iga Swiatek, world number 2, reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Beijing this Friday by defeating French Caroline García 6-7 (10-8), 7-6 (7-5) and 6-1.
In a high-profile match that took more than 2h30 to reach its verdict, García, ranked 10th in the world, He didn’t know how to take his chance after winning the first set and getting within two match points Just a moment.
Eventually, Swiatek managed to keep his cool and took the second set in a tie-breakdespite leading 4-1, before taking the victory.
They face each other this Saturday in the semifinals against the American Coco Gauffwhich was imposed on Greek Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4.
The other semifinal will feature the winners of the duels between Jelena Ostapenko and Liudmila Samsonova, on the one hand, and Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina on the other.
Source: La Verdad
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