Tennis-Swiatek reaches her first final of season at Canadian Open

Tennis-Swiatek reaches her first final of season at Canadian Open

The Star Online - Sport·2026-08-13 14:00

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iga Swiatek ⁠rallied from a break down in the deciding set to ⁠beat Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3 1-6 6-3 at the ‌Canadian Open on Wednesday, securing her place in a final for the first time this season at the U.S. Open tune-up event in Toronto.

Swiatek, who won one ​of her six Grand Slam titles in ⁠Flushing Meadows in 2022, secured ⁠the rain-delayed first set before Svitolina turned the tables and broke the ⁠Pole ‌twice in a one-sided second frame.

Svitolina broke to grab a 3-2 lead in the decider but former world number ⁠one Swiatek reeled off the final four games ​to claim victory.

"After ‌that second set I knew I had to do everything ⁠I could ​to get my rhythm and my game back," she told Tennis Channel.

"It's not easy to do that during a match - to keep your calm ⁠and your composure and follow the plan. ​I'm happy in the third set I did that and it paid off in the end. I didn't doubt myself."

Swiatek has had an inconsistent ⁠season in which she has failed to advance beyond the quarters at a Grand Slam and suffered a surprise second-round defeat by compatriot Magda Linette in Miami.

That loss led Swiatek to make a ​coaching change, replacing Wim Fissette with Francisco ⁠Roig.

Swiatek also lost to Alexandra Eala in the third round at Wimbledon, ​where she was defending champion.

Swiatek will ‌face either Coco Gauff or Elena Rybakina ​in the final of the WTA 1000 event in Toronto on Thursday.

(Reporting by Rory Carroll; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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