Iga Swiatek rallies to earn Stuttgart semifinal berth
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland recovered from a slow start to record a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.
Pliskova won the first four games of the match in just 17 minutes before Swiatek started her comeback. She was unable to overcome the big first-set hole, but she dominated the final two set