Tennis: Poland’s Świątek through to Stuttgart Open semifinals

Poland’s world No. 1 Iga Świątek has advanced to the last four of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament in Germany, with a three-set win over Karolina Plíšková of the Czech Republic.

Iga Świątek in action at the 2023 Stuttgart Open.

Photo: EPA/RONALD WITTEK

The Polish top seed defeated the 17th-ranked Czech player 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in just over two hours in the quarterfinals of the women's singles on Friday.

Defending champion @iga_swiatek is the last player to secure a place in the semi finals with her victory over Karolina Pliskova.#porschetennis #PTGP23 pic.twitter.com/M16t9HlAZC

— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) April 21, 2023

Świątek, who is defending her title at the clay-court tournament in Stuttgart, will now face Ons Jabeur of Tunisia for a place in the final.

Trzy sety i emocje do samego końca w meczu Igi Świątek. Poznaliśmy komplet półfinalistek ✅#PorscheTennis https://t.co/s7N58rjyqe

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) April 21, 2023

The 21-year-old Pole, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, has topped the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) world rankings since April last year.

The Polish player in February won the Qatar Open tournament in Doha to claim her 12th career singles title.

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Source: IAR, PAP, Canal+