Iga Swiatek dropped just three games as she breezed past Emma Navarro to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and continue her bid for a maiden Melbourne title.
Five-time major winner Swiatek was ruthless in a 6-1 6-2 victory over eighth seed Navarro.
Swiatek has dropped just 14 games at Melbourne Park this year – and seven of those came in her first-round match.
The Pole will face Madison Keys in the last four after the American came from a set down to beat Elina Svitolina.
Keys will need to be at her big-hitting best to beat Swiatek, who was dominant against the highly rated Navarro.
Swiatek broke to love in the match’s first service game and wrapped up the opening set inside 36 minutes.
However, there was controversy at 2-2 in the second set when the umpire did not spot a double bounce at a crucial moment.
The ball bounced twice before Swiatek, with the advantage on her serve, flicked over a winner, but umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore missed it.
Navarro protested but was unable to use the video technology review – which would have shown a replay of the footage – because she had carried on playing the point, instead of stopping it.
Swiatek subsequently broke in the next game and ran away with the match to match her best result at Melbourne Park.
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, 2025-01-22 05:57:00
