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Canadian Open: Svitolina, Swiatek Advance to Semifinal Clash

Canadian Open: Svitolina, Swiatek Advance to Semifinal Clash
Canadian Open: Svitolina, Swiatek see off Alexandrova, Shnaider to set up SF clash · thehansindia.com

Some of the best women's tennis players in the world are playing in a big tournament called the Canadian Open.

Elina Svitolina from Ukraine started her match slowly and lost the first set, but then she played amazing tennis and won the next two sets to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Iga Swiatek from Poland also won her match easily, beating Diana Shnaider.

Now these two winners will play each other in the semifinals to see who goes to the final.

Svitolina has been on a great streak, winning ten big matches in a row.

Swiatek is happy and confident after her strong performance.

They have played each other many times before, and each has won some matches.

This season, Svitolina has beaten Swiatek twice, so she will feel confident.

The match will be full of long rallies, and both players will work hard to win and reach the final.

Key facts

Svitolina vs Alexandrova score
3-6, 6-0, 6-3 (93 minutes)
Swiatek vs Shnaider score
6-2, 6-1 (64 minutes)
Semifinal matchup
Elina Svitolina vs Iga Swiatek
Svitolina seeding
Ninth seed, 2017 Canadian Open champion
Svitolina WTA 1000 streak
10 consecutive wins
Swiatek WTA 1000 semifinals
23rd career semifinal at WTA 1000 level
Head-to-head
Swiatek leads 4-3; Svitolina won both 2026 meetings
Alexandrova notable win
Defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka earlier in the tournament

Quotes

Elina Svitolina

Professional tennis player, 2017 Canadian Open champion

“"I think she was playing really well, serving really unreturnable to be fair. So I had to really try to find opportunities to see the ball better and I think focusing on myself more. And she gave me a little bit more second serves that really, I think, changed the momentum. And I found my game was playing really well from the baseline after,"”
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“"I've been feeling good on the court. I know how much I practised and what we did [during] the practices. This is giving me confidence. It's just a matter of being in a good place that day and using it. So I'm trying to do my best every day, keep my routines, be really focused, and for sure, I'm really happy to be in a semifinal,"”
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