"It felt really comfortable" - Swiatek after another win

No.3 seed Iga Swiatek blasted her way to her ninth straight match-win, dispatching Madison Keys in 56 minutes to reach the BNP Paribas Open semifinals.

With the 56-minute victory over Keys, Swiatek advances into the semifinal against 2015 BNP Paribas Open champion Simona Halep. Swiatek and Halep have met three times previously, all at Grand Slam events. Halep dispatched Swiatek at 2019 Roland Garros, Swiatek avenged that loss the very next year at Roland Garros, and Halep claimed a three-set victory at last year's Australian Open.

She said:

"I felt really comfortable. I'm also trying to get some fun as well from matches which are tight. Before where I felt stressed, I couldn't really make that fun. But right now I'm more focused on finding solutions and I want every match to be a lesson for me."

She further said:

"I think Ash Barty has this kind of mindset. When she feels like the match is really tight, she treats it like a great experience because she can find solutions, actually be focused on that. It's a great challenge for her. I'm also trying to find fun when I'm playing, when the score is pretty tight."