Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek made it to the semifinals of the WTA 500 series in Stuttgart, this time against Czech Pliskova. This would lead to a big and tough win against him, defeating him in a spectacular match in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) after 2 hours and 1 minute of match.
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Every Swiatek He was facing his second match WTA Stuttgart after forcibly eliminating Zheng in the first round. What comes to Pliskova, He knocked out the Greek in the first game Sugarcane in two series In The second match eliminated Croatian Vekic in a very long match and fought in three rounds.
Pliskova takes the initiative in the match
The match between Swiatek and Pliskova started with both players playing at a very high level. A Czech player who would start a very early break in the first game. He quickly took advantage of the second consecutive break with a surprising a Iga Swiatek was completely out of the game, so the situation is 4-0. Despite this negative result, the number one would not give up. This would manage to close the gap with him serving and breaking in the sixth game to make it 4-3. Pliskova didn’t want to let this advantage slip away, so after several tightly contested games, the Czech player would make this advantage a very good investment. 6-4 on the scoreboard and the lead in the match.
Swiatek wakes up and presses the gas pedal
The second period of the match started completely differently. Iga started like a steamroller, they won with their serve and later blanked Pliskova to make it 2-0 on the scoreboard. Iga saved two very important break points that could have changed the course of the game. After saving his game and making it 3-0, he got his second break in a row setting 2 breaks off. Pliskova wouldn’t make it that easy and would break her serve, but in the next game she would again lose the win as Swiatek managed to react. He would break the Czech’s serve in the sixth game so that in the seventh game with his serve sends the match to the third set 6-1.
Iga verdict for the party
The third set of the match started with a completely different dynamic than the other sets. Both players started by winning their serves. Swiatek continued the positive trend of the second set and took advantage of it in the third game of the set to take advantage of the break. That gap would see him down for several games and make it 4-2 in the seventh game, where he would add to his advantage by making another break. She would make it 5-2 and with her serve she would be able to close out the match and advance to the WTA semifinals in Stuttgart after winning the third set 6-2.
