Poland’s Iga Swiatek in motion throughout her quarter-final match towards Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia.
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Iga Swiatek got here from a set all the way down to defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 and attain the Madrid Open semifinals for a second straight 12 months on April 30.
The top-ranked Swiatek was up 4-1 within the first set however the 14th-ranked Brazilian rallied. Swiatek regained management within the ultimate two units to succeed in her fifth semifinal of the 12 months.
She will subsequent face eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur, a former champion, or 18th-seeded Madison Keys.
The Madrid Open is the one high-profile European clay event that Swiatek has but to win.
In the boys’s draw, third-seeded Daniil Medvedev was given the run round by Alexander Bublik earlier than profitable 7-6 (3), 6-4.
“A lot of drop shots, and I got so tired in the end running for them,” Medvedev mentioned. “That’s when you lose your concentration and you start to play a bit worse. That’s what happened, but after the match he told me he was dead also. So, good for me, at least I was not the only one.”
Medvedev will subsequent play file five-time champion Rafael Nadal or Thirtieth-seeded Jiri Lehecka
World No. 8 Andrey Rublev comfortably defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 6-4 for his third consecutive straight-set win in Madrid.
Francisco Cerundolo, ranked twenty second, upset two-time champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 for his third profession win over a top-five participant. Cerundolo has Taylor Fritz subsequent after the American defeated Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Source: www.thehindu.com
