MATCH POINT: I. Swiatek def. C. McNally; Ostrava Open QF

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Once Iga Swiatek gets to the business end of WTA events, it’s hard to stop her—and that pattern continued in Ostrava today, as she improved to 15-2 in her career in WTA quarterfinal matches with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over American qualifier Caty McNally.

SWIATEK IN WTA QUARTERFINAL MATCHES IN HER CAREER: 15-2
d. Vera Lapko, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, in 2019 Lugano QFs
d. Martina Trevisan, 6-3, 6-1, in 2020 Roland Garros QFs
d. Danielle Collins, 6-2, 3-0 ret. (w/back injury) in 2021 Adelaide QFs
d. Elina Svitolina, 6-2, 7-5, in 2021 Rome QFs
l. to Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-4, in 2021 Roland Garros QFs
d. Elena Rybakina, 7-6 (5), 6-2, in 2021 Ostrava QFs
d. Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, in 2022 Adelaide QFs
d. Kaia Kanepi, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, in 2022 Australian Open QFs
d. Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 6-3, in 2022 Doha QFs
d. Madison Keys, 6-1, 6-0, in 2022 Indian Wells QFs
d. Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3, in 2022 Miami QFs
d. Emma Raducanu, 6-4, 6-4, in 2022 Stuttgart QFs
d. Bianca Andreescu, 7-6 (2), 6-0, in 2022 Rome QFs
d. Jessica Pegula, 6-3, 6-2, in 2022 Roland Garros QFs
l. to Caroline Garcia, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, in 2022 Warsaw QFs
d. Jessica Pegula, 6-3, 7-6 (4), in 2022 US Open QFs
d. Caty McNally, 6-4, 6-4, in 2022 Ostrava QFs

Looking ahead to the next few rounds, Swiatek is 11-3 in her career in WTA semifinal matches and a near-perfect 10-1 in her career in WTA finals.

Awaiting her in the semifinals of the WTA 500 indoor hard-court event in Ostrava will be either Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova or the Czech Republic’s Tereza Martincova.