"It was the toughest one" - Swiatek after Halep win

No.3 seed Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 10 straight victories on the Hologic WTA Tour with a 7-6(6), 6-4 win over Halep.

Poland's Swiatek came back from a break down in each set — saving two set points in the first-set tiebreak to boot — as she notched the 1-hour and 49-minute win and leveled her head-to-head with No.24 seed Halep of Romania to 2-2. In just her second appearance at the BNP Paribas Open, Swiatek has blasted her way to the final as the tour's match-win leader.

She said:

"[The match against Halep] was the toughest one. Even though I was losing the first set sometimes [earlier in the fortnight], I still felt like I had a little bit more control over how the match is going. Today I had to come back from some breaks as well, so I think mentally it was the toughest one. Also coming back in that tiebreaker, it cost me a lot of energy, for sure... I think I would say it was the most exciting one probably, if I was watching it."