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After an exciting 2022 season in which they won eight titles, Šwiętek had a disappointing year by their high standards. She won trophies at the WTA 500 tournaments in Stuttgart and Doha. But she lost in the two WTA 1000 finals she reached in Dubai and Madrid.
In Rome, her defense of the world No. 1 title ended prematurely as she had to retire in the quarter-finals with a hip injury.
The injury has not yet prevented her from progressing at Roland Garros. Swiatek was afloat throughout the tournament, winning five games in a row and giving opponents just 15 games.
With a 6-4, 6-2 win over Coco Gauff in a repeat of the 2022 Roland-Garros quarter-final, the 22-year-old won her 12th straight match in Paris.
Beatriz Haddad Maia made a breakthrough in the 2022 season. She won titles in Nottingham and Birmingham, and was also a Canadian Open finalist. The Brazilian tennis player has also had significant success in doubles with victories in Sydney and Nottingham.
This year, the Brazilian tennis player picked up where she left off in 2022. Haddad Maya reached the semi-finals in Abu Dhabi, as well as the quarter-finals in Adelaide, Doha, Stuttgart and Rome.
In doubles, she won the title in Madrid with Victoria Azarenka and reached the final in Indian Wells with Laura Sigmund.
In Paris, for the first time in her career, Haddad Maya won five Grand Slam main draw matches. And she had to go the hard way.
Four of his five matches ended in straight sets. The Brazilian had to bounce back from match points against 23rd seed Ekaterina Aleksandrova in the third round.
Then Haddad Maia had to fight for 3 hours and 51 minutes to defeat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 1/8 finals. This is the 10th longest match in the Open Era.
In the quarterfinals, she bounced back from losing the opening set to defeat world No. 7 Ons Jaber 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1 to become the first Brazilian tennis player of the Open era. to reach the semi-finals of Roland Garros. .
Haddad Maja beat Šwiętek 1-0 in head-to-head matches, beating Iga 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the Round of 16 in Toronto last year.
Tennis. Roland Garros. Semi final. Swiatek – Haddad Maya. Direct
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