VirtueIga Swiatek only needed two sets to defeat US Open champion Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open on April 22.
In the first time facing a player in the top 10 in the world, Emma Raducanu Serves well and has many impressive shots. But the impact of a back injury made the British tennis player unable to maintain his form. She lost 4-6 in the first set, then had to call for medical care early in the second set, before losing another 4-6. Raducanu has not reached a final since winning the US Open last year.
Swiatek (left) won all four matches against British players early in his career. Image: WTA
“Swiatek and I both won our first Grand Slam titles, at a very low level,” Raducanu said of how she and her peers kicked off their careers. “But when I first turned pro, I stopped playing for about 18 months, and Swiatek continued to play ITF and WTA Tour tournaments. She played full time, very focused on developing her career. I only trained three times. , about 10 hours, every week last year. Obviously, the difference was seen when she was number one in the world. I have taken different paths that you cannot compare”.
Swiatek, the replacement Ashleigh Barty at number one WTA, continued to prove their class with their 21st consecutive win and 28th consecutive set of wins. Her winning streak is the fifth longest in the past decade, less than the record of Serena Williams six matches. Swiatek’s last set loss was to Angelique Kerber at Indian Wells last month. The Polish tennis player has won three WTA 1000 tournaments since the beginning and is a former Roland Garros 2020 champion.
“I don’t think about what happened or will happen, but just focus on the present,” Swiatek said of how to stay in shape. “All I’m looking for is the next game, it doesn’t matter which round. I do everything I can to prepare for the next game and recover from the last game. It seems like I’m in a good mood, but actually behind that was a lot of sweat.”
Victory over Raducanu, the world No. 12, helped Swiatek have a seven-match winning streak against opponents in the top 20. The last loss of the 20-year-old over 20 years old against an opponent in this group was at the hands of Ashleigh. Barty at the Adelaide Championships in January.
Swiatek’s next opponent in the Stuttgart Open semifinals is Liudmila Samsonova, who was not seeded. If she defeats the Russian player, Swiatek will meet one of her two next seeds, Aryna Sabalenka or Paula Badosa in the final.
Stuttgart Open belongs to the WTA 500 system, is an important warm-up event for Roland Garros, next to two WTA 1000 events, Madrid Open and Italian Open.
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