WTA San Diego: Next final! Swiatek repels Pegula's attack
Iga Swiatek has reached the final of the WTA Tour 500 tournament in San Diego. The world number one defeated Jessica Pegula in the semifinals 4:6, 6:2 and 6:2.
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Oct 16, 2022, 06:41 am
Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff will travel together to the WTA Finals in Fort Worth. For Pegula it is already certain that she will compete in singles as well as in doubles, with Gauff only the pair skating is secured once, but things are also looking good in singles. Maybe by then the two Americans can develop a strategy on how to beat Iga Swiatek. Because in San Diego, Swiatek asserted itself against both Gauff and Pegula within less than 24 hours.
While the first in the world rankings in a new edition of the French Open final in the quarter-finals against Gauff 6: 0 and 6: 3 in the night session on Friday, things were closer in the first semi-final against Pegula. At least at the beginning. The local hero, whose father owns the Buffalo Bills (football) and the Buffalo Sabers (ice hockey), actually won the first set.
Swiatek for the eighth title of the season
However, Swiatek did not allow himself to be irritated and finally made it through to the final with a score of 4: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 2. Just like last week in Ostrava. There, however, she had to admit defeat to Barbora Krejcikova in a rousing match.
In San Diego, Iga Swiatek will now face either Danielle Collins or Donna Vekic. Their match had to be interrupted in the third set when the score was 2:2. Should the favorite prevail, it would be Swiatek's eighth title this season.