By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, February 20, 2025
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Iga Swiatek was squeezed in desert dust today.
Seventeen-year-old phenom Mirra Andreeva slashed 10 aces and surged through the final five games stunning the second-seeded Swiatek 6-3, 6-3 charging into her maiden WTA 1000 semifinal at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
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The loss comes a week after unseeded Jelena Ostapenko stomped Swiatek 6-3, 6-1 in the Doha semifinals snapping her 15-match winning streak and three-year reign as Doha champion.
Asked to assess the toll of playing back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments, Swiatek said the physical demands and court adjustments required mean upsets like Andreeva’s or WTA ace leader Clara Tauson toppling world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka yesterday do not surprise her.
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