"I don't know how I came back" - Swiatek after booking Stuttgart final

Iga Swiatek pulled off a gruelling comeback win in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals overcoming Liudmila Samsonova 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5 to move into her fourth Hologic WTA Tour singles final of the season.

Swiatek is now up to 22 straight match-wins on tour after a walloping 3-hour and 3-minute victory over World No.31 Samsonova. Swiatek is the tour match-wins leader for 2022 overall, with her win-loss record this season up to 29-3.

She said:

"For sure it was tough, and it seemed like a marathon. It had many ups and downs, and I had to stay focused and find solutions. ... I knew that Liudmila played really great tennis, and I felt that on my racquet, so all credit to her."

She further said:

“I have no idea how I came back. Honestly, I didn’t want to give up. I wanted to try and find solutions. I think Liudmila played Top 8 tennis. We both were fighting until the last ball. I was pretty fortunate that I was able to break her at 5-5.”

In the final, it will be Aryna Sabalenka and on that, Swiatek said:

"Aryna, she's a great player, and everybody knows that. I have to be ready for everything, and just focus on myself, and be aggressive and be solid. We're gonna see. I just hope it's going to be a good match."