World No 1 Iga Swiatek booked a spot in her second consecutive Mutua Madrid Open remaining with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Madison Keys on Thursday.
Swiatek wanted simply 71 minutes to succeed in her third remaining of the 12 months and transfer one step nearer to her third WTA 1000 title of the 12 months in a one-sided semi-final.
The Pole completed runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka at Madrid final 12 months and will now meet the Belarusian in a rematch ought to the second seed overcome former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina later right now.
Swiatek broke serve within the second sport of the match and, after saving two break factors for a 4-1 lead, by no means appeared in peril of relinquishing the higher hand towards her big-hitting opponent.
“(I really feel) actually good,” Swiatek stated in a courtside interview broadcast on Sky Sports activities.
“I wasn’t actually desirous about what occurred final 12 months, however for certain repeating this nice consequence is a good factor and I will have an opportunity to play a pleasant match in two days, so it is actually thrilling and I am pleased total with the entire event.”
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‘Swiatek performed with large quantity of confidence’
“As anticipated Iga Swiatek bought off to a quick begin and by no means appeared again,” Anne Keothavong stated on Sky Sports activities Tennis. “She was the higher participant in each division. Simply had an excessive amount of for Madison Keys, who did her greatest to attempt to dwell together with her in a few of her exchanges and there have been some moments the place you thought she’s going to blast her well beyond Iga however she simply wasn’t in a position to produce that sort of tennis constantly.
“Iga performed with an enormous quantity of confidence.”
Sky Sports activities Tennis pundit Colin Fleming added: “Iga Swiatek is the final word check on clay within the girls’s sport proper now. Keys’ good things was adequate nevertheless it was simply few and much between. She had three break factors within the match however could not fairly take them however there isn’t any disgrace in that.
“Swiatek is so relentless on this floor.”
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Jamie Murray says the ATP Tour have made an excellent begin within the choices they’ve made to market doubles tennis higher however feels there’s nonetheless extra to enhance
Britain’s Jamie Murray and his doubles companion Michael Venus defeated French duo Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia 0-6 6-4 10-2 to makes the semi-finals within the Spanish capital.
The event is trialling a quicker males’s doubles format, with larger deal with matches between singles gamers and established doubles groups.
Groups are allowed simply 15 – reasonably than the standard 25 – seconds between factors after rallies as much as three pictures, and solely 60 seconds to take a seat down on the change of ends.
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