Magda Linette in the semifinal at Nanchang, Iga Świątek in the semi-finals in Prague



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Up to 37 degrees, it is the temperature in Nanchang, when Magda Linette participated in the quarterfinals with the Taiwanese En Shuo Liang in the WTA tournament. The Polish was able to resist not only the heat on the pitch, but also the war of nerves in the third set, and finally defeated her rival by almost 18 years 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2 In turn, the Wimbledon Junior Champion this year has clearly shown that success is rising higher. Iga Świątek won the Prague ITF tournament with the "only" Mona Barthel. Our 17-year-old, who joined the competition with a wild card, probably beat Germany 6: 2, 6: 3.

Christmas Maturity

– Defeating Mona Barthel is like the judge's sentence senior bachelor, because she is a very experienced and titled competitor. I know her very well and I know that to really beat her, you have to play tennis. She does not commit untrained errors – says Paweł Ostrowski, former coach of Angelique Kerber and Marta Domachowska. Behind Igna Święta, the most important tennis maturity exams have taken place recently. Two weeks after winning the Wimbledon junior, Polka has a chance to fight in the next final. In Prague, she confirmed her maturity in a match against 11 years older in Barthel. Especially in the second set, while the German already led 3: 1, Świątek took things in hand and won another five games, leading to a win in the quarterfinals.

Who has the chance to participate in the finals?

If Swiatek defeated the aforementioned rival, the Linette, ranked 80th in the third set, sealed the victory over Liang, who was almost 18 years old (ranked 405th). Tajwanka had a strong blow, but the good services were interspersed with mistakes. Linette after winning the first set, lost the second match in which the young rival took advantage of the tenth inning. It is good that the Poznan woman has kept her cool in the third episode because she usually had problems with her. Now, before Linette, he will play with Chinese Wang Qiang, second. Will Polka advance to the final? – Magda Linette will not be the favorite of this semifinal, despite the fact that she coaches to China. Qiang Wang will have an audience behind him, he is a very uncomfortable rival. From Linette, he does not expect to come back with a medal. For Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka, former Polish champion and commentator of TVP Sport, it is important that she take the highest possible place. […] Swiatek will fight for entry into the final Saturday in Prague with Martin Di Giuseppe. What are her chances in a match with a 10-year-old Italian woman? – It's a rival that should not be underestimated despite the fact that it seems easier to overcome depending on the rankings. Despite that, I think Iga has a very good chance of winning a medal. Does Świątek have something to improve? She said everything, "concludes Sakowicz-Kostecka.

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