Swiatek eliminates Navarro 6-1, 6-2 to reach Australian Open semis
Two versus eight to reach the final four. Iga Swiatek, the twenty-three-year-old from Poland was attempting to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open for the second time in her storied career.
In 2022, the five-time grand slam champion lost to American Danielle Collins in the penultimate round. Last year the former world #1 lost in the fourth round in straights to eventual finalist, Elena Rybakina.
Emma Navarro from the United States achieved a career-high rank of eight following a stellar 2024 season which included her first WTA title at the Hobart International. The Charleston native reached the third round last year (l.Yastremska) and progressed one round in each grand slam reaching the fourth at the French, the quarters at Wimbledon, and the semis at the US Open.
Swiatek currently ranked and seeded #2 had dropped just eleven games in four matches while…
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