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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will lock horns in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday. It will be the sixth meeting between the two, with Swiatek currently leading 5-0 in the head-to-head.
The two faced each other four times last season, with the Pole winning each of them comprehensively.
Iga Swiatek has been in sensational form lately, dropping only eight games in her last few matches. She successfully defended her title at the Qatar Open, thrashing Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-0 in the final.
The World No. 1 started the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Leylah Fernandez and followed it up with a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Liudmila Samsonova to reach the quarterfinals. Here, she was scheduled to face Karolina Pliskova but the Czech withdrew due to illness. Thus, Swiatek booked her place in the semifinals.
Coco Gauff trounced Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0, 6-4 in the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships to set up a third-round clash against Elena Rybakina. However, the Kazakh withdrew from the tournament due to a lower back injury, this giving the American a walkover to the quarterfinals.
Here, she beat compatriot Madison Keys 6-2, 7-5 to book her place in the semifinals.
Swiatek will enter the match as the heavy favorite to win but Gauff should not be written off as she can give the Pole a run for her money if she is at her best. The winner of the fixture will face either third seed Jessica Pegula or Barbora Krejcikova in the final.
Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff match schedule
The semifinal at the Dubai Tennis Championships between Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff will be the second match to be held on Centre Court on Friday, February 24.
Date: 24 February, 2023
Time: Approx. 4: 30 pm local time, | 7: 30 am ET | 12: 30 pm GMT | 6 pm IST
Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff streaming and broadcasting details
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action at the Dubai Tennis Championships live on their respective channels and sites:
Tennis Channel - USA, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland & Austria
Amazon Prime Video - United Kingdom and Ireland
beIN SPORTS - Australia and France
TVA - Canada
Canal+ - Poland
DAZN - Spain & Japan
Super Tennis - Italy
iQIYI - China
Nova Sports - Greece & Cyprus
O2TV - Czech Republic
Okko Sport - Russia
ESPN - Latin America
Belarus TV - Belarus
Sportsmax - Caribbean
TapDMV - Philippines
DigiSport - Romania
TV4 - Norway, Finland & Sweden
Now TV - Hong Kong
Starhub - Singapore
