Swiatek does double duty to sweep into Seoul final

Iga Swiatek made up for lost time at the rain-delayed WTA event in Seoul, with the six-time Grand Slam champion winning two matches and losing just five games on Saturday to reach the final

The former world No. 1 got straight down to business in the South Korean capital as  she won a rain-delayed quarter-final form Friday, defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-0, 6-3.

She then bettered that performance after a few hours of rest, crushing Australian Maya Joint with the loss of just two games to advance to the title match after just an hour on court.

Swiatek broke to love in the opening game to begin a 25-minute opening set; she moved into winning position up a double break in the second set after two breaks of the American-born Aussie.

The Pole will play the Sunday final against Ekaterina Alexandrova.

“I’ll just focus on myself and on the goals that I had before; I’ll continue to do what I was doing throughout the tournament, because it’s been working,” Swiatek said.

“The final is supposed to be the toughest and it always produces a different kind of stress, so I’m just happy that I’ve already played solid matches here.”

Swiatek will be competing in her fourth final since June with titles at Wimbledon and the Cincinnati Masters. after going more than a year without a trophy since winning a fourth at Roland Garros in 2024.