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Patna : Iga Swiatek, 19, Poland, crushed qualifier Nadia Podoroska, 23, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1 in semi-finals on Philippe-Chatrier court, Roland Garros, Paris, France, on October 8, 2020, evening, to reach women’s singles final at French Open, her first Grand Slam Final.
Swiatek, who had stunned top seed and 2018 champion Simona Halep, 29, Romania, in 4th round on October 4, 2020, won 5 break points to 1 by Nadia Podoroska, who had handed a shock defeat to 2rd seed Elina Svitolina, 26, Ukraine, in QFs on October 6, 2020.
None of the two players served any Ace in the match. They also did not commit any double in the match either.Swiatek won 61 points in the match to 34 by Nadia. The Pole also won 6 games in a row in the match. Swiatek’s winning percentage both on her first and second serve (70% & 67%) was much higher than that of Nadia’s (42 % & 38%).
Swiatek will face the winner of the second semi-finals between 4th seed Sofia Kenin, 21, USA, the reigning Australian Open Champion, and 7th seed Petra Kvitova, 30, Czech Republic, the two time former Wimbledon Champion.