Tennis: Poland’s Świątek breezes into Dubai semifinals

Poland's Iga Świątek has stormed into the last four of the Dubai Open tennis tournament in the United Arab Emirates, with a straight-set win over Zheng Qinwen of China.

Polish tennis player Iga Świątek.

Photo: Darek Matyja/Polish Radio

The Polish world No. 1, who is seeking her first title in Dubai, dispatched the sixth-seeded Chinese 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles on Thursday.

Iga Świątek melduje się w półfinale turnieju w Dubaju! Efektowne zwycięstwo Polki nad Qinwen Zheng #WTA https://t.co/KD4AJdHMbI

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) February 22, 2024

The top-seeded Polish player will now face Russian Anna Kalinskaya for a place in the championship match.

Everyone wants a piece of Iga ✍️@iga_swiatek | #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/Ijc7mcnMcW

— wta (@WTA) February 22, 2024

Świątek last week won the Qatar Open tournament in Doha for the third consecutive time, claiming her 18th career singles title.

The 22-year-old Pole in November regained her spot at the top of the world rankings in women's tennis after winning the season-ending WTA Finals tournament in Mexico.

The Polish star, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, now leads the WTA rankings with 10,300 points, ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, with 8,905 points, and American Coco Gauff, with 7,110.

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Source: PAP