Iga Swiatek overcomes Caty McNally 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Ostrava on Friday. Swiatek will fight against Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes. This run will match her best achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Caty McNally Ostrava Open – Ostrava
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Iga scored 75 points vs. Caty’s 63.
Swiatek
Iga won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points since she converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.
McNally
On the other side, McNally wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 18% – 2/11). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Swiatek and McNally is 1-0 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats
Swiatek will play Alexandrova in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Iga Swiatek and Ekaterina Alexandrova clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.
The last time that they played, Alexandrova won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Melbourne back in 2021.
Live score progression and stats
Iga conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 5th (2-3) game, The Pole broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
Iga converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the American converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 70 points. Swiatek was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Caty (38-32). Swiatek surrendered 12 points on serve (20-12). On the other side, McNally conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).
Swiatek had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Caty McNally in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. However, that was not enough for Swiatek to win the set as McNally managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Pole kept her cool to break the American in the 10th (6-4) game.
They contested 71 points. The Pole was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Caty (38-33). The Pole surrendered 15 points on serve (20-15). On the other side, McNally conceded 18 points on serve (18-18).
Tennis Scores in Ostrava
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Petra KvitovaKvitova (7-65 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Tereza MartincovaMartincova (6-1 4-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Alycia ParksParks (7-67 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-0) – H2H details and stats