Iga Swiatek quickly climbs the next steps of the Indian Wells ladder. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the Pole played in the quarterfinals against Yulia Putintseva. This meeting began quite unexpectedly.
In the fourth round of Indian Wells, Iga Swiatek faced Yulia Putintseva. This was the third clash between both players. The balance was in favor of the Pole, who has won both fights so far, but the Kazakh has performed very well so far at the BNP Paribas Open. The world number 79 eliminated Tamara Korpach, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Madison Keys and - like Rashina’s player - did not lose a single set in this tournament.
Iga Swiatek defeated Yulia Putintseva
The match started quite unexpectedly, because already in the third game Iga Swiatek had to defend against a breakthrough. Fortunately, she succeeded and took a 2-1 lead. Kazakhstan’s four break points must have angered our compatriot as she outclassed her opponent for the rest of the set. The Pole won four games in a row and finished the set with a score of 6:1.
At the start of the second game, Iga Swiatek continued her winning streak and took a 3–0 lead. When it seemed that the match was coming to an end, we saw four breaks in a row, two each for Rashinyanka and Putintseva. In the eighth game, the Pole dotted all the i’s and won with a score of 6:2, without losing a single point.
Iga Swiatek will face Caroline Wozniacki.
Iga Swiatek’s opponent in the Indian Wells quarterfinals will be former WTA ranking leader Caroline Wozniacki, who defeated Angelique Kerber with a score of 6:4, 6:2. This will be the Danish representative’s first quarterfinal at a WTA 1000 tournament since 2019. “I think she’s playing great even after the maternity break,” Swiatek said on the court after the match with Putintseva.
“She’s a great person off the court and I have a lot of respect for her,” she added.
Both tennis players will meet each other for the second time in their careers. This first happened in Toronto in 2019. The 65th seeded qualifier then defeated 18th seed Wozniacki 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. – I trained with her several times after returning, including during the US Open. I know how she plays, but it’s different than playing against her in a full match,” Wozniacki said in an interview with the WTA website.
“I know that I need to show my best to compete with her.” That’s what I hope to do,” she concluded.
The winner of this fight will meet Marta Kostyuk or Anastasia Potapova in the semifinals on Friday.
Source: Wprost
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