The ladies faced off for the fourth time on Monday. So far, Świątek has always been better, and she has won very clearly.
They fought their first duel in 2018 in Prague , where the Pole won 6:2, 6:1. They then met twice in Grand Slam tournaments.
In 2022, it was the first round of the US Open in New York, where the Raszyn player won 6:3, 6:0. This year, however, they played each other in the Roland Garros final and Iga was again better, confidently winning 6:2, 6:1.
Tennis. Jasmine Paolini did it for the first time
As you can see in their matches so far, Paolini has only been able to win a maximum of three games in the entire match.
That situation changed in Malaga. In the second semifinal match of the Billie Jean King Cup, the 28-year-old Italian, who has Polish roots, managed not only to win three games, but also, for the first time, a whole set.
It is true that in the fifth game she was the first to return her serve, but she immediately made up for the loss, only to break our tennis player’s serve for the second time in the eighth game.
In the ninth game, Świątek, second in the WTA rankings, could have gotten back into the set but she missed three break points , and Paolini, fourth in the rankings, ended the matter with her first set point.
Tennis. Magda Linette lost to Lucia Bronzetti
Linette is 38th in the world ranking and Bronzetti 78th, but on Monday the Italian played better on the court, taking revenge on the Pole for last year’s defeat in the United Cup.
The beginning of the second set also belonged to Bronzetti, who was already enjoying a break in the opening game, and after a dozen or so minutes she was leading 4:1. Linette’s burst allowed her to make up for the loss , but the Italian closed the match in the tie-break.
The second semi-final will be played on Tuesday, with the British team facing off against the Slovaks. The final is scheduled for Wednesday.
