{"id":571,"date":"2022-10-17T03:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24hscore.com\/bookmaker\/?p=571"},"modified":"2022-10-17T03:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T03:42:01","slug":"swiatek-rallies-past-pegula-to-reach-san-diego-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/swiatek-rallies-past-pegula-to-reach-san-diego-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiatek rallies past Pegula to reach San Diego final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World number one Iga Swiatek (21) emerged red hot from a rain delay on Saturday to beat American Jessica Pegula (28) 4-6 6-2 6-2 and reach the San Diego Open final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/bookmaker.24hscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6.png 911w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-61x40.png 61w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-48x32.png 48w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-121x80.png 121w, https:\/\/24hscore.net\/bookmaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1601-6-204x135.png 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><figcaption>Swiatek rallies past Pegula to reach San Diego final<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiatek\u00a0will face either American\u00a0Danielle Collins\u00a0or Croatia&#8217;s\u00a0Donna Vekic\u00a0for the title after their semi-final clash was suspended following three rain delays and scheduled to resume on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collins was two games away from a hard-fought victory when showers forced players off for a final time with\u00a0a 4-6 6-4 4-2 lead over Vekic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reigning US Open champion Swiatek sprinted out to a 4-2 lead in the first set before\u00a0Pegula\u00a0roared back, reeling off four straight games and capturing the first set on Swiatek&#8217;s 11th forehand error of the frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rain postponed the start of the second set by more than an hour and the break appeared to boost Poland&#8217;s Swiatek, who was sharper in the second set, breaking Pegula with a forehand winner on the line to level the contest at a set apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the third set, Swiatek raced to the net to catch up with a drop shot and sent a backhand down the line for a 4-2 lead she would not relinquish, improving to 4-1 lifetime against Pegula when the American&#8217;s shot landed in the bottom of the net on match point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>I was leading in the first set so I knew I had the game to win this match but I lost my focus in the middle of the set<\/strong>,&#8221; Swiatek said in an on-court interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to make that mistake again so I came back and I wanted to be really composed and not lose those important moments,&#8221; she said, adding that she spent the rain delay doing crossword puzzles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swiatek will look to claim her eighth title of the season on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With her run to the semi-finals of the\u00a0WTA 500 event, Pegula will break into the world top five when rankings are released after the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World number one Iga Swiatek (21) emerged red hot from a rain delay on Saturday to beat American Jessica Pegula (28) 4-6 6-2 6-2 and reach the San Diego Open final. 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