After a match that lasted nine hours due to two long interruptions due to rain, Iga Swiatek won in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) overnight from Friday to Saturday in Montreal against Danielle Collins, the first player from qualifying to reach the quarter-finals of the event since 2019.
“I really wanted to play with power, and I’m quite happy to have managed to increase that power in the third set”commented the world number 1, who won the fourth Grand Slam title of her career at Roland Garros this year.
In the semi-finals, the Pole will face the American Jessica Pegula who beat in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 7-5) her compatriot and doubles partner Coco Gauff.
