Monday, 31 July 2023

Swiatek claims title in Warsaw

Final day in Warsaw.
Including completion of unfinished semi final 

2023 BNP Paribas Warsaw Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, Warsaw, Poland, 24-30 July 2023.

2022 champion (not defending):
Caroline Garcia (5) who defeated Ana Bogdan 6-4 6-1

Semi final results:

Iga Swiatek (1) defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-1 7-6(6) after play resumed from previous day

Final:

Iga Swiatek (1) (Poland) v Laura Siegemund (Germany)

Swiatek won the only previous match between the players - second round in Madrid, May 2021.

Set one of the final saw Swiatek win 12 of 14 points on her own serve.
Meanwhile, she broke each of the three times Siegemund went to the line.
6-0 in half an hour.

Swiatek broke serve in game two of set two and consolidated to lead 3-0.
Siegemund finally held serve in the fourth game to register on the scoreboard.

At 1-4, Siegemund was broken again and Swiatek quickly served out the match 6-0 6-1.

Title number 15 for Iga Swiatek, 4th in 2023, this one in front of her home crowd.

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