{"id":11855,"date":"2025-03-14T05:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T05:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/indian-wells-iga-swiatek-to-face-teenager-mirra-andreeva-in-semi-finals\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T05:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T05:24:08","slug":"indian-wells-iga-swiatek-to-face-teenager-mirra-andreeva-in-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/indian-wells-iga-swiatek-to-face-teenager-mirra-andreeva-in-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek to face teenager Mirra Andreeva in semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Defending champion Iga Swiatek cruised past China’s Zheng Qinwen in straight sets to set up an Indian Wells semi-final with Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.<\/b><\/p>\n

Zheng beat Swiatek on the way to winning gold at last year’s Paris Olympics – but was no match for the Pole in their first meeting since.<\/p>\n

The world number two claimed the first set 6-3 and eased into a 5-1 lead in the second before bad weather led to play being suspended.<\/p>\n

Zheng, 22, improved after the delay and won two straight games before Swiatek closed out the match 6-3 6-3.<\/p>\n

“It was a weird match with all the breaks and everything, but I wanted to be composed and really focused and I’m glad that I did that,” Swiatek said.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who is chasing a record third title at the Californian event having won in 2022 and 2024, will face 17-year-old Andreeva in the last four on Friday after she beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 7-5 6-3.<\/p>\n

The Russian stunned Swiatek in the quarter-finals<\/a> on her way to becoming the youngest player to claim a WTA 1,000 title in Dubai last month<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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