Iga Sviatek reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, defeating Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-1.
Iga Sviatek eliminated Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati
The first favorite of the tournament in Cincinnati, Iga Sviatek (1 WTA) reached the semifinals.
The world leader defeated this year’s Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova (10 WTA) in two sets at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
The Czech Republic held on in the first set, but eventually lost in a tie-break.
In the second act, Iga Svyatek played great tennis and lost only one game.
The first semester in Cincy uD83DuDDE3@iga_swiatek impressive against the Wimbledon champion 7-6(3), 6-1.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/BhDCSwd7lD
— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 18, 2023
With this victory, Iga became the first semifinalist from Cincinnati. In this phase, the Pole will meet the winner of the duel between Jasmin Paolini (43 WTA) and Coco Gauf (7 WTA).
The Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) is a WTA 1000 event. The tournament is played on hard from August 14 to 20, 2023, has a total prize pool of $2,788,468, and has a starting main draw of 64 players. Titled champion – Caroline Garcia.
Source: Hot News
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