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Swiatek improved to 6-0 all-time versus Gauff
while finishing out the victory in 88 minutes. Swiatek will face
Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova -- who knocked off
third-seeded Jessica Pegula -- in Saturday's championship match.
Swiatek converted five of 10 break points while advancing to her
15th career title match. Gauff was plagued by 20 unforced
errors.
Krejcikova recorded six aces and had a 31-11 edge in winners
during her 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 victory over Pegula. Krejcikova didn't
lose a point in the first two games of the third set en route to
finishing off Pegula.
Merida Open
Italy's Camila Giorgi charged into the semifinals at Merida,
Mexico, in emphatic style, shutting out second-seeded Sloane
Stephens 6-0, 6-0 in 47 minutes.
Giorgi won 90 percent of her first-serve points, never faced a
break point and converted half of her 12 break opportunities. Up
next for Giorgi will be a matchup against fourth-seeded Katerina
Siniakova of the Czech Republic, who prevailed 6-1, 5-7, 6-0
against seventh-seeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy.
Sweden's Rebecca Peterson upset top-seeded Magda Linette of
Poland 6-2, 6-4 to advance to a semifinal match against the
United States' Caty McNally, who beat Australia's No. 12-seeded
Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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