Iga Świątek reaches fourth consecutive final after thrilling Stuttgart Open display
World number one Iga Świątek has reached the final of the Stuttgart Open after winning a thrilling battle against Ludmilla Samsonova.
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Sabalenka into second consecutive Stuttgart final
STUTTGART (Germany): Aryna Sabalenka reached the final of the Stuttgart WTA tournament for the second year running with a straight sets win over Paula Badosa on Saturday. Sabalenka came out on top of a hard-fought battle for the first set of the semi-final, then turned up the pressure in the second to seal a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 victory.
Raducanu bounces back to punch ticket for Stuttgart quarter-finals
Emma Raducanu had to fight back in her second round tie on Thursday to set up a quarter-final match against world number one Iga Swiatek at the WTA Stuttgart tournament. Raducanu, 19, whitewashed German lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch, who has a world ranking of 118th, in the first set, but was broken twice in the second before regaining her composure to seal a 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 win.
Swiatek credits balancing act for 21st straight win
World number one Iga Swiatek said she found the right balance between taking risks and playing aggressively in her 6-4 6-4 win over Britain's Emma Raducanu in Stuttgart on Friday as the Polish star celebrated her 21st victory in a row.
Iga Swiatek powers past Emma Raducanu for 21st successive win and into Stuttgart semis
STUTTGART (Germany): World number one Iga Swiatek racked up her 21st successive win as she powered into the Stuttgart semi-finals by beating US Open champion Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Friday. Swiatek, 20, sealed a 6-4, 6-4 victory to set up a semi-final with Liudmila Samsonova. Both players have yet to drop a set in Stuttgart. "I know her since we were juniors, I have seen her progress and she is playing with a lot of confidence," Swiatek said of Samsonova who beat Germany's Laura Siegemund 7-5, 6-3 in her quarter-final.
Raducanu gives world No 1 Swiatek stern test in Stuttgart defeat
Emma Raducanu gave Iga Swiatek arguably her stiffest test this year as she fell to a 6-4 6-4 defeat to the world No 1 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Friday.
Fans ‘really impressed’ by Emma Raducanu performance despite Iga Swiatek loss
Emma Raducanu is out of the Stuggart Open after a straight-sets loss to world number one Iga Swiatek but fans are still happy with the Brit’s progress.
Swiatek powers past Raducanu for 21st successive win, into Stuttgart semis
World number one Iga Swiatek racked up her 21st successive win as she powered into the Stuttgart semi-finals by beating US Open champion Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Friday.