The leader in the women’s world ranking Iga Swiatek (Poland) qualified for the semifinals of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open with a prize pool of 2,788,468 USD. The Polish tennis player defeated Danielle Collins (USA) by 2-1 (6:3, 4:6, 6:2) in a match that lasted 2:23 hours. Her opponent in the semifanal will be another American, the 4th-seeded Jessica Pegula.
The Polish tennis player, who has been at the top of the rankings for 72 weeks, lost the second set despite leading 2:0, but allowed a turnaround to 2:3. In the third set, however, Iga Siwatek pulled ahead with 3:1 and kept her lead for a successful 6:2 at the end.
“I really wanted to play hard and I’m happy that I was able to do that especially in the third set. Today I felt that I had to impose even greater intensity”, said Iga Siwatek.
Her opponent in the semifanal will be another American, the 4th-seeded Jessica Pegula.
Jessica Pegula secured a place in the top 4 of the tournament after defeating her compatriot and doubles partner Cori Coco Gauff by 2-1 (6:2, 5:7, 7:5) after 2:24 hours of play.
“It’s always difficult to play with your doubles partner. The key was who would do better”, said 4th-seeded Jessica Pegula.
In the other semi-final at the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, the 3rd-seeded Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) will face Liudmila Samsonova (Russia).
Elena Rybakina eliminated Daria Kasatkina (Russia) in the quarterfinals after a comeback by 2-1 (5:7, 7:5, 7:6). Liudmila Samsonova, who in the third round overcame 2nd-seeded Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) by 2-1 (7:6, 4:6, 6:3) after the match was postponed until Friday due to rain and later eliminated Belinda Bencic (Switzerland) after 2-0 (6:4, 6:4).
