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Iga Swiatek sweeps past Jessica Pegula and into Italian Open semi-finals

the Guardian·AFP and PA Media·20 days ago
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Iga Swiatek gave another indication that she might be back to her brilliant best after destroying Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday and breezing into the Italian Open semi-finals. A three-time champion in Rome, Swiatek took little more than an hour to take care of fifth seed Pegula on centre court, in a show of force on her preferred surface not seen since she last won the French Open two years ago. Swiatek has set up a clash with either second seed Elena Rybakina or Elina Svitolina in the last four. A potential decider with reigning Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff awaits for the winner of that last-four match-up in Saturday’s final. Swiatek has not won a clay-court tournament since claiming the most recent of her four Roland Garros titles. Meanwhile Emma Raducanu will make her comeback from illness at the Internationaux de Strasbourg next week.…

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