The quarterfinals at the WTA 1000 in Miami were closed. Leading the opening of the day, Jessica Pegula (No. 21 in the ranking) kept the victory against Paula Badosa (6th) by 4-1 and withdrawal of the Spanish due to injury. In this way, the second best racket in the United States got into the semifinals of a WTA 1000 for the second time in her career. The first opportunity presented itself in Montreal last season.
On the way to the penultimate instance of the contest, he beat Sloane Stephens, Elena Rybakina, Anhelina Kalinina and Paula Badosa. In search of the definition, he will meet the new top figure of the women’s circuit: Iga Swiatek -since Monday, April 4, officially No. 1 in the world-.
The Pole led the last match of the quarterfinals of the day against Petra Kvitova (32nd). Without traces of pressure or fatigue, Swiatek added a new victory over the Czech 6-3 and 6-3, increasing his streak to 15 games won in a row. A thread that keeps her unbeaten in events belonging to the WTA 1000 category so far in 2022 (she won Doha and Indian Wells).
After overcoming Viktorija Golubic, Madison Brengle, Coco Gauff and Kvitovathe champion of Roland Garros 2020 is heading towards one of the most important achievements in the world of tennis: the Sunshine Double, that is, the double coronation in Indian Wells and Miami during the same cycle. Something that only three tennis players have achieved throughout history: Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka. To increase her chances, she must first get past Pegula, one of the recent revelations on the women’s tour (a two-time quarter-finalist in Australia and a semifinalist in Doha and Toronto).
