Caroline WOZNIACKI's injury hands Iga SWIATEK ticket to Indian Wells Semis

Iga Swiatek advances to the Indian Wells semifinals after Caroline Wozniacki retired with the score 6-4, 1-0 in favor of the Polish player. The former world No. 1 posed a tough challenge to the Polish player, and in the first set, she was at least close to her best level since returning to the WTA Tour.

Unfortunately for the Dane, she experienced problems with one of her feet, apparently due to an injury to a toenail, and after playing only one game of the second set, she decided to retire from the match as she evidently couldn't move well as in the first part of the match.

Wozniacki showed that she was more than a good contender against the current world No. 1. In the first game, she saved three break points against her and started a display of good exchanges where she secured the first break in the fourth game. Swiatek was 1-4 down in the first set, but then won the next five games in a row to take the set 6-4.

Wozniacki only had one break opportunity in the set and she capitalized on it, while Swiatek had 9 and converted two, so despite Swiatek winning the set, most of the crucial points tilted in favor of the former world No. 1 Wozniacki.

In the last games of the first set, Wozniacki began experiencing discomfort and had to request a medical timeout during which the bandages on one of her feet were changed. The Dane had already called for the doctor in her previous match against Angelique Kerber, but she managed to finish with a victory.

Ultimately, at the start of the second set, Wozniacki conceded her service and informed the chair umpire that she was retiring from the match, handing the victory to Swiatek who advances to the semifinals by 6-4, 1-0, ret.

In the semifinals, she will play against the inspired Marta Kostyuk (No. 31). The Ukrainian seems to have found the consistency expected of her, after reaching the quarterfinals in the Australian Open and now in Indian Wells.