Lthe polish Every Swiateknumber one in the world, only left one game on the road in her round of 16 match at the Dubai tournament against the Russian Lyudmila Samsonovawhich they defeated 6-1 and 6-0 in an hour and a quarter on the fast court of the Emirati city.
After signing her first serve game (1-1), Samsonova had to attend impassively to the overwhelming tennis of Swiatek, who He won the next eleven without giving up a break ball.
Swiatek has not lost a set since losing in the round of 16 at the Australian Open to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstanwho could have been her rival in the semifinals this week but who withdrew and thus led to the pass of the American Coco Gauff.
Swiatek have won their last five matches –plus a sixth for the withdrawal of Belinda Bencic in Doha-, leaving eight games along the way. In those duels he achieved four ‘donuts’ and five 6-1.
The Americans also easily obtained the pass to the quarterfinals Jessica Pegulathird seeded and who defeated the German Ana Bogdan by 6-4 and 6-3, and Madison Keyswho eliminated the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka by 6-2 and 6-1.
the czech Karolina Muchkova He left the Swiss out of the tournament Belinda Benciceighth favourite, by 6-1 and 6-4, and his compatriot Karolina Pliskova ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina by 7-5, 6-7 (6) and 6-2.
