Stuttgart Open Highlights – Iga Swiatek has advanced to the final of the Stuttgart Open 2023 following the retirement of Ons Jabeur from the semifinal. Ons Jabeur was forced to retire from the contest after trailing 0-3 due to a calf injury. Swiatek will face No.2 Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday’s final. Follow Stuttgart Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
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Iga Swiatek advances to the final after Ons Jabeur retires due to injury.
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“The third point, I don’t know what happened,” Jabeur said. “I was really excited to play Iga today, it’s always a fun matchup between us. I wish her the best luck for the final. I’m sorry guys, I really tried to run, but Iga never makes it easy.”
Jabeur played on for two more games but was visibly hampered in her movement and serve. After Swiatek held for a 3-0 lead, Jabeur consulted with the physio one more time before crossing the net to shake Swiatek’s hand. The loss ended Jabeur’s seven-match win streak. She will now race to prepare for her title defense next week at the Mutua Madrid Open.
The much-anticipated first meeting of the season between Swiatek and Jabeur ended prematurely when the Tunisian began to struggle with her left leg after the first game of the match. After chasing down a ball on the last point of the first game, Jabeur called a medical timeout and received treatment and tape on her calf.
“I don’t know what Ons’ situation is, but I really respect the fact that she came out and she tried and she wanted to see how it’s going to go,” Swiatek said. “I told her we’re probably going to play the Roland Garros final, so we’ll see each other there. She’s a fighter, so she’s going to be back quick. I just hope it’s nothing serious.”
On Sunday, Swiatek will face Sabalenka in a rematch of last year’s Stuttgart final, which Swiatek won 6-2, 6-2. She leads the head-to-head 4-2, but Sabalenka snapped her four-match losing streak last fall by winning their last meeting at the 2022 WTA Finals, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
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