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Poland’s Iga Swiatek is only 19 years old and will play her first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros against Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska, after beating Italian Martina Trevisan on Tuesday.
The young Polish Iga Swiatek (54th) qualified on Tuesday October 6 at 19 for her first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros, dominating the Italian Martina Trevisan, 159th in the world and after qualifying, in straight sets 6 -3, 6-1.
Iga Swiatek, scorer in the previous round of the No. 1 seed Simona Halep, will face the unexpected Argentina Nadia Podoroska, 131st in the world and also from qualifying, for a place in the final. Nadia Podoroska is the first qualified to reach the last four at Roland Garros in the history of the Parisian Grand Slam.
“It was quite difficult at the beginning, it was difficult to adapt to the conditions, I had often played at 11 am so today I felt like we were in the middle of the night”, said smiled Iga Swiatek.
On the Central court discovered Tuesday evening, the Polish started timidly and found herself led 3 games to 1. But she only let one game slip afterwards to win in less than 1 hour 20 minutes. That is roughly the average time of his matches since the start of the tournament (1 h 08).
Under 20
About his upcoming semi-final: “I’m going to tackle it like all matches, I’m going to keep my routines, I’m feeling great, I’m playing doubles tomorrow (Wednesday) and it’s great for recovery simple, ”she replied.
Before this 2020 edition, Iga Swiatek had never passed the round of 16 in a major tournament. She has so far crossed the fortnight in Paris without letting any set escape. Better, it has conceded on average only four games per game (twenty in five matches).
In the first round, she stopped the outgoing finalist, the Czech Marketa Vondrousova. But it was in the round of 16 that she hit hard, ejecting Halep 6-1, 6-2 in 68 minutes. Iga Swiatek is the youngest player still in contention, the only one under 20.
With AFP
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