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Tuesday May 21, 2024

Swiatek roars back to reach Madrid semis

By Reuters
May 01, 2024
Polands Iga Swiatek celebrates on March 14, 2024. — AFP/File
Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates on March 14, 2024. — AFP/File

MADRID: World number one Iga Swiatek recovered from losing the opening set to beat Brazilian 11th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6 6-0 6-2 and moved into the Madrid Open semi-finals on Tuesday.

Swiatek, bidding for her third title this year, broke to lead 3-1 in the first set, but Haddad Maia bounced back to break twice, saving three break points in between to level at 4-4, and took the opening set. That was the first set the Pole had dropped in the tournament, but she had an emphatic response, completing a bagel in the second set, where the Brazilian failed to force a single break point and Swiatek won two service games to love.