Iga Swiatek Fights back from 5-3 down in the first set against Marketa Vondrousova to reach the semis in Cincinnati 

World No.1 Iga Swiatek came from 5-3 down in the first set against No.10 seed Marketa Vondrousova to reach the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.

Swiatek is the first WTA player into the semi-finals in Cincinnati after winning 7-6(3), 6-1 over the Czech ace and also got her wish of an earlier match with the World Number One also vocal about the scheduling woes which have beset the WTA as of late.

Despite a slow start from Swiatek though again, she eased through. She struggled with control again with shots not being the laser focused angles that the Pole usually hits and going wide. Vondrousova sealed an early break, but failed to produce when it was time to serve it out.

Swiatek’s sixth Top 10 win of 2023, which now leads the Hologic WTA Tour after her 1-hour, 31-minute win broke her tie with Vondrousova, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, puts her into her 10th semifinal of the year.

Swiatek is now 2-0 against Vondrousova all-time, having also beaten the Czech in straight sets on the way to the title at Roland Garros in 2020.