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Swiatek benefits from double bounce no-call; into French SF

By HOWARD FENDRICH a little bit faster," Swiatek
AP Tennis Writer said, "so I had to adjust to
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek that, for sure."
benefited from the chair She trailed 3-2 in the open-
umpire's no-call on a dou- ing set, and it was 3-all
ble bounce that gave her when she held a break
a key first-set service break point while Pegula served.
during a match-altering Pegula tried a drop shot,
five-game run and the and Swiatek ran to it,
French Open's No. 1 seed reaching out to flip the ball
moved into the semifinals over the net at an impos-
with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over sible angle. Pegula could
Jessica Pegula on Wednes- not get to that response,
day. and the point went to Swi-
Swiatek extended her win- atek, giving her a 4-3 edge.
ning streak to 33 matches, As Pegula went to the side-
the longest on tour since line for the ensuing change-
Serena Williams won 34 in a over, she looked toward
row in 2013. her coach, David Witt, in
Swiatek will face No. 20 the stands, perhaps won-
Daria Kasatkina in one dering whether Swiatek's
women's semifinal Thurs- shot should have counted.
day, when the other will A TV replay confirmed it
be No. 18 Coco Gauff, Poland's Iga Swiatek stretches to return the ball to Jessica Pegula of the U.S. during their quarterfi- should not have: The ball
nal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Wednesday, June
an 18-year-old American, 1, 2022 in Paris. landed a second time on
against unseeded Martina Associated Press her side of the net before
Trevisan, a 28-year-old from going off her racket, so
Italy. Kasatkina to win despite finals at each of the four cient," Swiatek said. chair umpire Emmanuel Jo-
Only Swiatek has previously coming up with just 16 win- major tournaments. He'll As usual for most of this seph should have ruled the
participated in the final four ners over the course of 165 face No. 8 Casper Ruud or season, Swiatek was good point belonged to Pegula.
at a major tournament, los- points. 19-year-old Holger Rune on enough to end up on the But Joseph missed the ex-
ing in the semifinals at the "It was a roller coaster," Friday for a berth in the fi- right side of the score- tra bounce and, unlike at
Australian Open in January said Kasatkina, who hadn't nal. line. She has not lost a some other tournaments,
and taking the title at the reached a major quarterfi- A day after her 21st birth- match since February and officials at the French Open
2020 French Open when nal in four years. "Just hap- day, Swiatek was not at claimed the title at each of can't consult video to make
she was ranked outside the py with the way I stayed her dominant best against her past five tournaments. sure they get a call correct.
top 50. on the court and didn't the 11th-seeded Pegula, a Swiatek rose atop the WTA From there, Swiatek
"This year it's a little bit dif- put myself in the situation 28-year-old from New York rankings in March after the wouldn't drop another
ferent, because I'm not an where I was disappointed whose parents own the woman who was No. 1, Ash game until she led by a set
underdog," she said, "and and stuff. So really happy NFL's Buffalo Bills and NHL's Barty, retired at age 25. and 1-0 in the second. In
everything has changed, with this mental part." Buffalo Sabres. Rather than being derailed all, she took 10 of the last
honestly." In the men's quarterfinals "Getting old, but still fresh," by the sudden switch in sta- 12 games. When a report-
Kasatkina beat No. 29 Wednesday, 2014 U.S. Swiatek wrote with a silver tus, Swiatek has flourished, er mentioned that double
Veronika Kudermetova Open champion Marin Cil- marker on the lens of a going 16-0 since rising from bounce, Swiatek seemed
6-4, 7-6 (5) in a match be- ic got to the French Open courtside TV camera. No. 2. to stifle a smile, as if she
tween two Russian players semifinals for the first time She was more pleased On a sunny afternoon at had anticipated a question
who will not be allowed to by hitting 33 aces to defeat with herself than after her Court Philippe Chatrier, with about that point.
compete at Wimbledon No. 7 Andrey Rublev 5-7, fourth-round win, in which the temperature above "If it was two bounces, then
later this month because 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-2) in 4 she ceded a set for the first 70 degrees Fahrenheit (20 I'm sorry," she said. "But at
of that country's invasion of hours, 10 minutes. time in more than a month Celsius), Swiatek's start was that point I was so focused
Ukraine. The 20th-seeded Cilic, a and felt "kind of like a cold so-so for the second match to just get to the ball and to
Theirs was a mistake-filled 33-year-old from Croatia shower." in a row, although she did win the point that it is like I
quarterfinal, with the play- who compiled 88 total win- "It really helped me the last wind up with nearly twice just went forward. These
ers combining for 75 un- ners to Rublev's 35, is one match, to kind of remind as many winners as Pegula, moments are pretty tricky,
forced errors, 50 by Kud- of five active men to have me what I have to do to 30 to 16. because it's all on the
ermetova. That allowed made it to at least the semi- make my tennis more effi- "I feel like the ball is flying umpire."q

Twins' Carlos Correa tests positive for COVID-19

By DAVE HOGG the coming days will mean Monday's game was the with the Twins. contract in March, a deal
Associated Press for him." first in a five-game, four-day He left the Houston Astros that allows him to opt out
DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Cor- Baldelli said the 27-year- series against the Tigers. after seven seasons to sign after the 2022 and 2023
rea has tested positive for old shortstop had not been "We've had some guys stay a $105.3 million, three-year seasons.q
COVID-19, the Minnesota feeling well but doesn't behind in cities, but there
Twins said after Monday's have significant symptoms. are other possible options," LIKE US ON
7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers. "He's under the weather, Baldelli said. "We're going
"We found out during the but nothing above and to be here for a while, so no
game," Twins manager beyond that," Baldelli said. one needs to go anywhere
Rocco Baldelli said. "He's "I think resting and hydrat- yet."
back at the hotel resting ing are the most important Correa is hitting .279 with a Facebook.com/arubatoday/
and we'll figure out what things for him right now." .751 OPS in his first season