Tennis: Poland’s Świątek through to semis in Miami

Poland’s Iga Świątek has stormed into the semifinals of the Miami Open tennis tournament in the US state of Florida, with a straight-set 6-3, 6-3 win against Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic.

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The 20-year-old Pole, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, dispatched the 32-year-old Czech in 77 minutes for her 15th consecutive match win.

Into her fourth WTA 1000 semifinal 👊

🇵🇱 @iga_swiatek ＥＸＴＥＮＤＳ her win streak to 15!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/J4xC88eeT7

— wta (@WTA) March 31, 2022

✨Semis! Thank you for the fight @Petra_Kvitova
You're a great champion.

✨ Półfinał! Dziękuję za walkę Petra. Jesteś wielką mistrzynią.#prevail pic.twitter.com/3weqXSVC4M

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) March 31, 2022

The Polish player will now face home favourite Jessica Pegula for a place in the final of the women’s singles at the USD 8.58 million tournament in the United States, Poland's PAP news agency reported.

Doha semifinal ✅
Indian Wells semifinal ✅
Miami semifinal ✅

The stunning run by @iga_swiatek continues 👇

— wta (@WTA) March 31, 2022

Świątek last week clinched becoming the new world number one in women's tennis after she advanced to the third round of the Miami Open.

The 20-year-old, currently ranked world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association, will officially take over as the new WTA world No. 1 when the tournament ends and the rankings are updated on April 4, becoming the first Polish player to hold that distinction.

The 2022 Miami Open began on March 21 and runs until April 3.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com