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She didn’t have it all her own way, but world no. 1 and defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek secured her passage into tomorrow’s semi-finals with a straight-sets win over Coco Gauff, in a rematch of last year’s final. She’ll play Brazilian record-breaker Beatriz Haddad Maia on Thursday, after the 27-year-old’s recovery result vs. two-time Major runner-up Ons Jabeur earlier in the day. Continue reading “French Open 2023: Swiatek improves to 7-0 vs. Gauff, faces Haddad Maia in semis”
After a rough start to the new campaign, losing early in Adelaide and later stunned in R1 at the Australian Open, 2021 US Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez is understandably motivated to defend her maiden WTA singles title this week at the Monterrey Open. Having beaten Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in R1, the 19-year-old faces another fresh H2H matchup tomorrow.
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