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Iga Swiatek of Poland during the Indian Wells Masters tennis event in Indian Wells, U.S., March 15, 2024. /CFP
World number one Iga Swiatek of Poland overpowered Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the final at the Indian Wells Masters.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek, the 2022 Indian Wells victor, dispathced the 32nd-ranked Ukrainian Kostyuk in just 69 minutes and will compete against either third-ranked U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff or ninth-ranked Maria Sakkari of Greece in Sunday's final.
"I'm happy with the performance," said Swiatek, who didn't face a break point. "I think it was the cleanest match I played here."
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine returns a shot during her match with Iga Swiatek of Poland (not pictured) at the Indian Wells Masters tennis event in Indian Wells, U.S., March 15, 2024. /CFP
Although she has reached the final without dropping a set, Swiatek had insisted after prior victories that she had a few things in her game to sort out.
It looked as if she had as she put Kostyuk on the run early, piling on the pressure with her precision and power.
The Ukrainian, playing in her first 1000 level semi-final, had fallen behind 3-0 in the second set when she had treatment on her left foot.
When play resumed, it didn't take long for Swiatek to polish off the victory, clinching it with a service return winner for her fifth break of Kostyuk's serve.