Swiatek and Krejcikova each book their spot in the doubles semi-finals
After their fourth round wins in the singles event on Monday, Iga Swiatek and Barbora Krejcikova each advanced to the semi-finals in their respective doubles matches on Tuesday at the French Open. Swiatek is playing alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands, as they defeated the 11-seeds Darija Jurak and Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Krejcikova is playing with fellow countrywoman Katerina Siniakova, as they took down Kristyna and Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 16 minutes.
Swiatek and Krejcikova will both be in action Wednesday in the singles event, as Swiatek will be up against Maria Sakkari, while Krejcikova will be playing Coco Gauff.
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For Swiatek and Mattek-Sands, they are lucky to still be in this tournament, as they faced seven match points in their third round match against the number one seeds Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh, fighting all seven off before storming back to win the third set 7-5 and advance to the quarterfinals.
For Krejcikova and Siniakova, they defeated the Canadian duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez in three sets in the third round to advance to the quarters.
Swiatek and Mattek-Sands held Jurak and Klepac to no breaks of serve in the match, saving the two break points they faced on their serve, while breaking Jurak and Klepac three times on six opportunities. Swiatek and Mattek-Sands were dominate when serving, winning 71% of the points on the first serve, and 63% on the second, according to Infosys Match Centre.
Krejcikova and Siniakova did face a little more pressure in their match, as they ended up facing five break points on their serve, but had a great response, only allowing the Pliskova sisters to break once. The return game was working really well for the number two seeds of Krejcikova and Siniakova, as they won 42% of the points on the return, which included winning 63% of the points on the Pliskova’s second serve, according to Infosys Match Centre. The great return of serve led to six break chances and three breaks of serve, as they took the match in straight sets.
Swiatek and Krejcikova will now switch gears back to singles, as they hope to win their quarterfinal matches and advance to play each other in the semi-finals.