Iga Swiatek beat Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2 to progress to the semi-final stage of the French Open. The world No. 1 will face Daria Kasatkina in the last four after she beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5(5) to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time in her career. The win was Swiatek’s 33rd win in a row. Watch the French Open live on Eurosport and discovery+.
Iga Swiatek sealed a 33rd win on the bounce, beating Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2 to progress to the semi-final of the French Open, where she will face Daria Kasatkina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5(5) earlier on Wednesday.
Swiatek lost her first set of the tournament in the previous round against Qinwen Zheng, and was out of sorts at times against Pegula – hitting 28 unforced errors and 30 winners in a match that ran to one hour and 28 minutes.
There was a controversial moment in the opening set when Swiatek was able to break serve despite replays showing that the ball had bounced twice just before she was able to flick over the winner.
However, the overwhelming favourite on the women’s side of the draw had enough class to secure her passage to the last four, securing three breaks of service in the first set and two in the second to set up a showdown with first-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Kasatkina.
The Polish world No. 1 holds a 3-1 record against Kasatkina.
It will be Swiatek’s third Grand Slam semi-final, after an appearance in the last four at Roland-Garros in 2020 where she went on to win the tournament and the Australian Open earlier this year.
