For a place in the final, the three-time winner of Roland-Garros, on the throne of world tennis for the hundredth week, will face the American Madison Keys (20th), who defeated world No.9 Ons Jabeur 0-6 in the evening. , 7-5, 6-1, not without having been led 6-0, 2-0.
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Until the quarter-finals, Swiatek had encountered almost no resistance from his first three opponents (Wang Xiyu, Cirstea and Sorribes), not dropping a single set and only letting nine games escape in total.
Against Haddad Maia, an opponent who had already pushed her to her limits at Roland-Garros last year, the 22-year-old Pole did not experience the same tranquility. Leading 4 games to 1 in the first set, she conceded five games in a row which allowed the eye-catching Brazilian to pocket it 6-4. But she was able to regain her calm and her game to take control of the game.
For her first tournament on clay in 2024, two weeks ago in Stuttgart, Swiatek was stopped in the semi-finals by world No.4 Elena Rybakina in Stuttgart (Germany).
In Madrid, which she is playing for the third time in her career, her best performance dates from 2023, when she reached the final, losing to world No.2 Aryna Sabalenka.
