Iga Swiatek recovered from being a set down to produce a battling performance and defeat Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the last four of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.
The world No. 1 progressed into the semi-finals with a 4-6 6-0 6-2 victory over the 11th seed in two hours and 27 minutes.
The Pole is looking to win her maiden Madrid Open title after she was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s final.
Swiatek has now reached her fifth semi-final of 2024 and will face either Ons Jabeur or Madison Keys for a place in the final.
The 22-year-old appeared to be cruising to a comfortable one-set lead when she found herself 4-1 up, but Haddad Maia delivered a stirring comeback.
The Brazilian bounced back and won the next five games to take the opening set and put Swiatek under pressure.
However, the Pole recovered in stunning fashion to win the second set 6-0 in under 40 minutes.
Swiatek has now achieved the most 6-0 sets won in 2024 so far along with American Coco Gauff. Both have won seven, with Sabalenka third on the list with five.
She continued her momentum into the third set where, similar to the opening set, she opened up a 4-1 lead.
Haddad Maia attempted to pull off a similar comeback by making it 4-2 but Swiatek crucially managed to hold serve to make it 5-2, before wrapping up the match with a crucial break.
Swiatek has now come away victorious against Beatriz Haddad Maia on the last three occasions after losing their first encounter in Toronto two years ago.
Keys and Jabeur meet later on Tuesday.