Tennis: Poland’s Świątek through to semis at Indian Wells

Poland’s Iga Świątek has stormed into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells, California, with a straight-set 6-1, 6-0 win against Madison Keys of the United States.

Iga Świątek in action against Madison Keys at Indian Wells

Photo: EPA/RAY ACEVEDO

The 20-year-old Pole, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, dispatched the 27-year-old American in 56 minutes for her ninth consecutive match win.

The Polish player will now face former world No. 1 Simona Halep of Romania for a place in the final of the women’s singles at the USD 8.37 million tournament in the California desert, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

🌴Semis. Happy with my progress. See you on Saturday!
🌴Półfinał! Dobry dzień, cieszy mnie progres. Do zobaczenia w sobotę.#indianwells #hereandnow pic.twitter.com/k49S5JKfRh

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) March 17, 2022

Świątek, who is ranked world No. 4 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), last month won the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha to claim her second WTA 1000 title and her fourth career singles title.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com