Iga Swiatek thumps Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-1 in the semifinal in Indian Wells on Friday after playing a terrific match to play Maria Sakkari or Cori Gauff in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes. Swiatek won this tournament once in 2022. Here you can see her history at this event.
The Pole added to her prize money $ 260,000 after winning this match. She has already won $ 585,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Pole will add $ 515,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,100,000 in total.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs. Marta Kostyuk BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Pole scored 57 points vs. Kostyuk’s 34.
Swiatek
The Pole served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (24/29) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (5/10) on her second serve. The Pole was sharp when converting 83% of the break points that she procured (5/6).
Kostyuk
On the other side, Kostyuk wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Swiatek and Kostyuk is 2-0 for Iga.
Draw and next match H2H: Iga Swiatek vs. Maria Sakkari or Cori Gauff – stats
Swiatek will come up against either Maria Sakkari or Cori Gauff in the final. The head to head is 2-3 vs. Maria Sakkari and 9-1 vs. Cori Gauff.
Live score progression and stats
Swiatek in this set played at a much higher level than the Ukrainian and without struggling too much she won 6-2 after breaking Marta in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.
Certainly, a key moment was when Iga won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
Iga converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A) and the 9th game (6-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Pole didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 50 points. Iga was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than Kostyuk (32-18). Swiatek was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Kostyuk conceded 16 points on serve (14-16).
Swiatek had a racing start in this set after breaking Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Swiatek managed to strengthen her lead after breaking Kostyuk in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
Iga was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Iga didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 41 points. Swiatek won 9 points more than Marta (25-16). Iga dropped 6 points on serve (13-6). on the other side of the net, Kostyuk conceded 12 points on serve (10-12).
Tennis Scores in Indian Wells
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Marta KostyukKostyuk (6-2 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Cori GauffGauff – Maria SakkariSakkari (3-4) – H2H details and stats