WTA Madrid: Iga Swiatek has to go the full distance against Alexandrova
The world number one Iga Swiatek is in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Madrid - with great difficulty.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit:
May 02, 2023, 05:34 am
Swiatek won against Ekaterina Alexandrova 6: 4, 6: 7 (3), 6: 3, it took her almost two and a half hours for the hard-fought victory.
Swiatek was already a break behind at the beginning, but turned the set. In the second, she was already ahead 4-1, but had to go into overtime.
She now meets Petra Martic, who defeated Barbora Krejcikova.
Jessica Pegula, seeded third, also had to fight hard, but won against Martina Trevisan 6:3, 2:6 and 6:3.