Iga Swiatek powers into Toronto semifinals in 64 minutes
Iga Swiatek is through to her second individual semifinal of the year, and she is making quick work of the opposition. The seventh-seeded Polish player rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over 15th-seeded Diana Shnaider of Russia on Monday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto. The blowout lasted just 1 hour, 4 minutes. In the semifinals, Swiatek will oppose Elina Svitolina, after…
Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the National Bank Open in Toronto after defeating Russia's Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1 in just 64 minutes on Monday. Swiatek, the seventh-seeded player, now faces Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in the semifinals, who had beaten Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.
Swiatek's impressive performance, marked by a 88% first-serve point win rate and just eight unforced errors, has given her confidence for the upcoming match. This is Swiatek's second semifinal of the year, the first being against Svitolina in Rome in May. The other semifinal will see Coco Gauff up against Belinda Bencic, while Elena Rybakina takes on Naomi Osaka.
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