Two matches in someday gave the impression to be no downside for world No. 2 Iga Swiatek, who gained twice Saturday as a rainout the day past compelled each the quarterfinals and the semifinals of the Korea Open to be performed simply hours aside.
In what had been anticipated to be a extremely aggressive match, Swiatek dominated Barbora Krejcikova of their quarterfinal match to start out the day in Seoul, South Korea. She superior with a 6-0, 6-3 win in 83 minutes.
The 24-year-old from Poland equally dismissed her semifinal opponent, Australian teenager Maya Joint, with a 6-0, 6-2 win that hardly took an hour. Joint had upset No. 3 seed Clara Tauson of Denmark within the quarterfinals earlier within the day, 6-0, 6-3.
Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam champion, will face the No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia within the ultimate.
Alexandrova notched a 6-2, 6-3 win over German Ella Seidel within the rescheduled quarterfinal match that featured 9 breaks of serve, together with six within the opening set. Alexandrova got here out on high by saving eight of the 11 break factors she confronted, whereas Seidel saved simply 4 of 10.
Alexandrova then handed a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Czech Katerina Siniakova, who had reached the semfinals by hanging on for a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands earlier Saturday.
Will probably be Swiatek’s first Korea Open ultimate. Alexandrova gained the occasion over high seed Jelena Ostapenko in 2022.
–Subject Stage Media
