Iga Sviatek did not reach the finals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Montreal, losing in the semifinals to the American Jessica Pegula (3 WTA) in three sets, the score 6-2, 6(4)-7, 6-4.

Iga Svyatek, defeated in the semifinals of WTA Montreal – Jessica Pegula, the first finalist

Having won four trophies this year, including Roland Garros, Iga Sviatek left the tournament in Montreal in the semifinals.

The first set saw Pegula come in very determined to win the match, while the Pole failed to recover and lost four games in a row.

Iga started the second set much better, but the advantage was leveled by the American who, after 7-4, managed to send her to a tie-break, where the main favorite won.

Sviatek led 2-0 and 4-2 in the deciding set, but again lost four straight games and Jessica Pegula advanced to the final of the tournament.

This year, Iga Sviatek won trophies in Doha, Stuttgart, Warsaw and Roland Garros.

In the final act in Montreal, Jessica Pegula will meet the winner of Olena Rybakina (4 WTA) and Lyudmila Samsonova (18 WTA).

The “Omnium Banque Nationale” will take place this year in Montreal from August 7 to 13, is part of the WTA 1000 category and offers a prize pool of $2,788,468. The title champion in singles is Simona Halep (2022), and the Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula won in doubles.