With her 27th win in a row, Swiatek has now defeated seven Top 10 players in this period and has dropped just one set since the middle of March. Iga Swiatek has now won 27 matches in a row following her semi-final victory over Aryna Sabalenka. She left with three games to her name as Swiatek methodically picked her apart, easily defeating her opponent 6-2, 6-1. On SaturdayYesterday, Aryna Sabalenka, the third seed, stood before Swiatek and took a shot at the world No 1 in the semi-final of this tournament. The biggest question ahead of finals day at the Italian Open, meanwhile, is identical to the beginning of the clay-court season and it remains unanswered: who exactly can beat Iga Swiatek? So far, it is an increasingly difficult challenge. There’s always one more match where I can perhaps maybe do something different.” “I guess I was always pretty stubborn, didn’t want to change, because so far it was working for me, the thing that led me to being two sets to love up. “There are things that didn’t work for me after two sets to love up in Roland Garros,” said Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas is now second in the ATP race behind Nadal and as Djokovic looks to take another step up in his level, this rematch of last year’s French Open final is the perfect conclusion for both. As Tsitsipas remained solid, Zverev’s second serve and forehand crumbled under pressure in the final two sets. He has rather shown his growing maturity, tremendous composure and competitive instincts, applying himself for every point and navigating the tense moments well. Despite his great results, which also include a semi-final last week in Madrid, Tsitsipas has rarely played the cleanest version of his game this year. Djokovic made his move in the seventh game,securing the break after a long deuce game, and then ended as he started, breezing through the final games to seal victory while looking like a man hunting a 21st major title in the coming weeks.Įarlier in the day, Tsitsipas continued his own high class clay court season by reaching his second final after his Monte Carlo victory in April. Ruud entered the second set on far more equal terms and he ran with it, firmly holding serve in his first three games. After losing his serve, Djokovic served out the set at the second time of asking. After a brief pause, the match shifted, with Ruud beginning to impose his heavy forehand from inside the baseline as the crowd, cheering for the Norwegian, briefly irritated Djokovic. Djokovic broke Ruud’s serve in the opening game before repeating the feat to breeze to a 4-0 lead.īut at 5-1, on Ruud’s serve, a fire alarm rang out in the stadium. He dictated Ruud for much of the opening set while anticipating brilliantly from defensive positions. Djokovic will face Stefanos Tsitsipas, the third seed, in the final, who recovered from a set down to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 beat his old rival Alexander Zverev, the second seed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.Īfter Friday night’s encounter with Auger-Aliassime, in which Djokovic was broken while serving for both sets but recovered impressively, he arrived in the semi-final filled with confidence.įrom the beginning, he was dominant, serving at an extremely high level and striking the ball cleanly from on top of the baseline.
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