Tennis: Poland’s Świątek makes Italian Open semifinals

Poland’s world No. 1 Iga Świątek has advanced to the semifinals of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, with a straight-set win over Bianca Andreescu of Canada.

Poland's Iga Świątek in action at the 2022 Italian Open in Rome.

Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

The Polish top seed saw off the Canadian player 7-6, 6-0 in their women's singles quarterfinal in the Italian capital on Friday, tallying her 26th consecutive victory.

Masterclass from Iga 🪄@iga_swiatek beats Andreescu 7-6 6-0.

She's now in the semifinals for the second year in a row!#IBI22 | #tennis pic.twitter.com/nvGwUEUbKw

— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) May 13, 2022

Świątek, who is defending her title at the clay-court tournament in Rome, will now face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka for a place in the championship match.

🇵🇱 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙕𝘼 𝙄𝙂𝘼 🇵🇱

Special fans for @iga_swiatek 👨‍👧😍#IBI22 | #tennis | #Swiatek | @WTA pic.twitter.com/ab7nHtl0VP

— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) May 13, 2022

The 20-year-old Pole last month won the Stuttgart Open tournament in Germany, claiming her seventh career singles title.

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Source: IAR, PAP