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Top-seeded Iga Swiatek breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Qinwen Zheng to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
Swiatek saved all three break points she faced and broke Zheng three times to dispatch the Australian Open finalist in 86 minutes. The Poland native has won all six of her head-to-head encounters versus the native of China.