Swiatek Bests Teenage Talent Noskova To Set Up Second Match In One Day In Warsaw

Top seed at the Poland Open, Iga Swiatek continued her march towards the trophy by winning the quarter-finals matchup with Linda Noskova.

This match was originally scheduled for Friday but has been rescheduled for Saturday, giving fans the opportunity to see Swiatek twice in one day. It was an unfortunate development for the tournament organizers and the players as well. Still, Swiatek did well to keep the match as short as possible.

The first set was almost like a practice for the top seed, as it lasted only 33 minutes and saw Swiatek win 6-1. Noskova couldn't do much to trouble her opponent, even though she's a fairly solid player, but the power and precision of Swiatek were just too much.

Despite her great clay-court qualities, the Polish player still looks like the far superior player on hard courts, which is the surface on which they played in Warsaw. Swiatek has been very motivated before this event because winning a WTA trophy on native soil has been a longtime dream of hers.

She failed to get it done last year, but hopes to do it this year, and so far it's been going well for her. She admitted to feeling plenty of stress in her first match, which just shows how deeply she cares about doing well at the event.

The second set opened with the Polish player struggling to find the court, as she got broken early for a 0-2 deficit, but she turned it around rather quickly. The 0-2 deficit turned to a 2-2 tie with Swiatek slowly waiting for a chance to break once more.

She got it at 4-4 when she broke for the 5-4 lead, after which she served out the match. The final score was 6-1, 6-4 for Swiatek, who will face either Yanina Wickmayer or Heather Watson in the semi-final.