Iga Swiatek responded strongly to the rebellion of Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia who took the first set and gave a decisive turn of the situation to achieve victory (4-6, 6-0 and 6-2) and became the first player to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Madrid.
The world number one, who until this match had only eight games in three matches played this week, used talent after losing the first set to a rival he had already beaten. ‘Bia’ managed to defeat the first favorite in Toronto, in 2022, although he later fell in the European at Roland Garros and in the United Cup, in 2023. The Brazilian stood at the top seed of the tournament, a finalist in the last edition and that points to this year’s title.
Haddad Maia fought and defended himself well, forcing his rival to make more mistakes than usual and winning the set. But the reaction of the world number one, winner this year in Doha and Indian Wells, where he raised his career victories to nineteen, was overwhelming.
Swiatek scored eight straight games that gave him the second set (6-0) and a corresponding advantage in the third and final set. But in this the Brazilian was reborn and returned to the game. However, there was no time to question the Pole’s victory as he again accelerated to close out the match in two and a half hours.
The first player under the age of 23 to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000 for the fifteenth time in her career will face the winner of the match between American Madison Keys and Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the next leg at the Caja Mágica in 2022 .
Source: La Verdad
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