(Paris) Iga Swiatek, world N.1, qualified Thursday with a lot of authority for the semi-finals of the grass tournament in Bad Homburg by dismissing the Russian Anna Blinkova (39e) 6-3, 6-2 in 1h10.
On a surface that is not her favorite, she was also playing the quarter-finals there for the first time, the Polish woman notably won 20 of the last 21 points of the match.
“I’m not a grass court expert, but I’m making progress. Every year I feel like it’s better than the last,” commented Swiatek.
“I hope to play like this for another three weeks! “, she launched in reference to Wimbledon which begins on Monday and where she once reached the 8e of the final (2021) in three participations.
She will face for a place in the final in Bad Homburg the Italian Lucia Bronzetti (65e) who earlier eliminated Varvara Gracheva (43e), just naturalized French.