Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routs Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to reach Indian Wells final
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to reach the BNP Paribas Open final
By AP News
Published - Mar 15, 2024, 09:02 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 15, 2024, 09:02 PM EDT
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 on Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.
Swiatek improved to 19-2 this year, with her match wins leading the WTA Tour.
She'll face the winner of the other semifinal between third-seeded Coco Gauff and No. 9 seed Maria Sakkari in Sunday's final. Swiatek has beaten Gauff in nine of their 10 career meetings and taken three out of five meetings against Sakkari.
Swiatek won the 2022 tournament as part of a 37-match winning streak. She had advanced to the semis when Caroline Wozniacki retired trailing 6-4, 1-0 in their quarterfinal. Swiatek has lost just 17 games through the semis.
