Indian Wells Masters Highlights: Swiatek vs Cirstea Highlights – World No.1 Iga Swiatek booked her second successive semifinal spot in the Indian Wells Masters. The top seed defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Thursday. in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 event. Swiatek bids to become just the second woman to defend the title at Indian Wells, she will face reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Friday. Follow Indian Wells Masters 2023 LIVE updates
Indian Wells Masters Highlights: Iga Swiatek books spot in semifinals at Indian Wels Masters 2023, defeats Sorana Cirstea in straight sets in quarterfinals – Watch Swiatek vs Cirstea Highlights
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Swiatek jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead to start the match, but Cirstea broke back immediately, breaking Swiatek from 40-15 down to get on the board. But after the two exchanged holds to 3-2, Swiatek raced away. The Pole reeled off the next eight games to build a 6-2, 4-0 lead after an hour of play.
Cirstea stalled Swiatek’s momentum with a break of serve to move to 4-1 in the second set, but Swiatek held on to her break advantage to close out the match after 1 hour and 22 minutes.
“Well, I think it was a pretty nice match for me,” Swiatek said afterward. “I feel like I’m playing better and better every match. Today I started both sets well, and it gave me a lot of confidence, and I felt like I can just put pressure and kind of leading most of the rallies,” Swiatek said after the match.
The victory extended Swiatek’s head-to-head record over Cirstea to 2-0. Into her third consecutive semifinal, Swiatek has yet to lose a set during this fortnight. She has now won 10 consecutive matches at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Indian Wells Masters Highlights: Iga Swiatek books spot in semifinals at Indian Wels Masters 2023, defeats Sorana Cirstea in straight sets in quarterfinals – Watch Swiatek vs Cirstea Highlights
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