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Connect to 2-a: U Craiova 1948 – Rapid Bucharest, Saturday, 20:45, Digi Sport 1
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Connect to 2-a: Concordia Chiajna – Mioveni, Saturday, 16:45, Digi Sport 1
Iga Swiatek won, after one hour and 10 minutes, this duel against another outsider, Nadia Podoroska (23 years old, 131 WTA) coming from the classification. The Pole, who did not lose a set in this tournament, passed in quarters by another player from the qualifiers, the Italian Martina Trevisan (15th position WTA), with 6-3, 6-1.
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Swiatek managed a big surprise in the eighth, eliminating the Romanian Simona Halep, world number two, the main favorite, with 6-1, 6-2. Swiatek had not made it past the knockout stages in their previous Grand Slam tournaments.
Iga Swiatek can advance to the WTA Top 20 if she wins at Roland Garros
Due to the ranking in the last act, Iga Swiatek will rise to 24th place in the WTA ranking. If she succeeds in the final, she will finish 17th in the WTA. The Polish athlete also qualified for the doubles semifinals, in a team with the American Nicole Melichar.
The winner of the French Open will receive a prize of 1.6 million euros and 2,000 WTA points, and the loser in the final, 850,000 euros and 1,300 WTA points.
The second semifinal will face two more recognized players, the American Sofia Kenin, 21, sixth place in the WTA and favorite No. 4, and the Czech Petra Kvitova, 30, eleventh in the world and favorite No. 7.
Among the players defeated by Kenin in this tournament were the Romanians Ana Bogdan, in the second round (3-6, 6-3, 6-2), and Irina Bara, in the third round (6-2, 6-0) .
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Tags: Simona halep , iga swiatek , nadia podoroska , swiatek finala roland garros
