In a tense match on Friday, the second-seeded Iga Swiatek secured her spot in the China Open semi-finals by overcoming the ninth-seeded Caroline Garcia with a 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory.
With Swiatek serving to stay in the match, Garcia came within two points of closing out a straight-sets win. However, Swiatek delivered two big points, pushing the match into a second tie-break, which she ultimately won.
Iga Swiatek then powered through the decider to advance to her 11th semi-final of the season.
Third-seeded Coco Gauff extended her winning streak to 16 matches, beating No.6 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-4 and setting up a blockbuster semi-final with Swiatek.
