Iga Sviatek played a very difficult match in the semifinals of the tournament in Ostrava, but defeated Kateryna Aleksandrova (21 WTA) in three sets and will compete for the trophy with Barbora Krejcikova (23 WTA).

Iga Sviatek against Barbora Krejcikova in the final of the WTA tournament in Ostrava

The world number one won the first set on a tiebreak 7-6(5), confidently dominated the second (6-2 for Aleksandrova, after the Russian was also leading 5-0), but won back in the second seventh game of the decisive set and closed the match at the fourth opportunity, the score 6-4.

In the finals of the “WTA 500” competition, the Polish woman beats Barbora Krejcikova. The winner of Roland Garros in 2021, the player from the Czech Republic needed two hours and 23 minutes of play to overcome Elena Rybakina (26 WTA, champion of Wimbledon 2022) with a score of 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.

Know:

• Both players won the last tournaments in which they participated: Iga Sviatek won at the US Open and Barbora Krejcikova triumphed in Tallinn.

• Svyatek and Krejcikova met twice more in 2021, and each time the Pole won (in Miami and Rome).

The Agel Open in Ostrava takes place from October 3 to 9, is played on closed hard, has a total prize money of $757,900 and is part of the WTA 500 category. The champion of the title is Anette Kontaveit, and the main favorite this year is Iga Swiatek, the world leader.