Iga Swiatek beat Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions with the Polish top seed correcting her first-set errors.
The world No. 1 Pole who currently holds the US Open and Roland Garros titles, said she applied lessons learned in the narrow opening set to run away with the second and advance into the semi-finals.
It was all over in 93 minutes.
“It’s not easy to adjust to her spin,” Swiatek said. “After the first set, I was determined to fight for every ball.
“I was more focused and I knew what worked.
“I learned from the first set. I knew exactly how I should play. That’s why it was such a good performance.”
Swiatek now faces Coco Gauff after the seventh seeded teen showed her wild side with a racquet toss in a The 6-3, 6-2 victory over Italian qualifier Jasmine Paolini.
“I showed a little anger, but it was needed,” Gauff said. “Usually they say don’t throw your racquet but I won six games in a row. What can you do? At least no one got hurt.”
The American stands 0-7 versus Swiatek.”I don’t have a good track record
against her.
“But I do feel a lot more confident going into it tomorrow. She’s not an easy opponent to play.
“I’ve really just got to take it point by point and try to stay mentally engaged every ball.”
With her No. 1 ranking status extending towards a 73rd week, Swiatek is ready for Gauff.
“Obviously we played plenty of times, I kind of know her game. But you never know what she’s going to come up with.
“I’ll be ready and kind of focus on myself. I think after these couple of matches,
“I already know how to play in these (faster) conditions, so I’ll just use that experience and go for it.”
