Top-ranked Iga Swiatek breezed previous Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 to achieve the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.
Swiatek, the defending champion, took a 4-0 lead within the second set and transformed her second match level to shut it out.
“I’m happy that I played so intense that I could start both sets well,” Swiatek mentioned. “I’m feeling like I’m handling things pretty well and just playing my game.”
Next up for Swiatek is No. 10 seed Elena Rybakina, who outlasted Karolina Muchova 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4. It shall be a rematch from the Australian Open in January, when Rybakina gained 6-4, 6-4 within the quarterfinals.
Rybakina grew to become the primary girl from Kazakhstan to earn a semifinal berth at Indian Wells.
She dropped her first set of the match within the second, however turned it up within the third. The 2022 Wimbledon champion gained 15 of 16 first-serve factors and by no means confronted a break level within the set.
“I served much better in the third,” Rybakina mentioned on courtroom. ”I didn’t begin that properly to start with of the match, I used to be a bit slower than ordinary and right here the situations will not be that straightforward for me. In the top, within the essential moments I performed properly.”
Rybakina and Swiatek are 1-1 towards one another of their careers.
“In Australia, I just know that when I went to play against her, I had really nothing to lose. She’s number one and kind of pressure on her in that moment,” Rybakina mentioned.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com