Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
Third-seeded Jessica Pegula and fifth-seeded Coco Gauff each recorded straight-set wins to advance to the second round of the Rothesay International on Tuesday in Eastbourne, England.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Jabeur upset with fans reselling tickets due to women's match in night session
Images from Day 3 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the French Open, which starts on Sunday.
Pakistan still has to acquire the patience you need in a democracy. The patience to accept that even if I do not like the government I have, I must wait till the next election to change it, explains Shekhar Gupta.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tsitsipas in the 2021 US Open and in last year's Miami Masters and Barcelona Open.
The evacuation came days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Saudi Arabia counterpart and Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in Sudan.
Images from Day 4 of the 2023 Australian Open, at Melbourne Park.
The five top contenders for the women's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday.
A round-up of all tennis action on Saturday.
The number of assists is used as a tiebreaker to separate players who are level on goals scored. If they are tied on both counts, the winner is decided by who played the fewest minutes.
France's probable starting line-up for World Cup final
The storyline underpinning the match for most of the world is whether Lionel Messi can get his hands on the trophy in his fifth attempt to finally lift himself up alongside, never above, Diego Maradona in the hearts of his nation.
While he only made one late substitution in the 2-1 victory over England, Deschamps used the bench more against Morocco.
France will play Argentina, who are also looking to win the World Cup for the third time, in Sunday's final at the Lusail Stadium.
An overview of contenders in the race for top scorer at the 2022 World Cup.
Germany's Tatjana Maria was named the Comeback Player of the Year after reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon after missing three majors last year due to the birth of her second daughter.
The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.
The battle between England right back Kyle Walker and France's top scorer Kylian Mbappe could be key to the outcome of the first encounter between the teams in the knockout phase of a major tournament.
France hoping Mbappe will be enough to match England's impressive depth
Morocco were happy to allow Spain possession but in the end, were desperately hanging on for the shootout as they battled injury and fatigue and lived dangerously in the closing stages.
The most impressive players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after Round One.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup has produced some very odd results, which is why it's been so much fun.
The FIFA World Cup knock-out phase kicks-off on Saturday in Qatar. Here's an overview of the teams advancing to the last 16.
Former Scotland midfielder Graeme Souness said FIFA needed to be more transparent over VAR decisions.
"We saw what happened yesterday (when Germany and Belgium were knocked out in the group stage) but this is not surprising. When you say big national teams deserve to be in the next stage, that doesn't always happen."
"They have experienced players. Obviously, Lewandowski is a stand-out player, one of the best strikers in the world. We should not underestimate them." said coach Didier Deschamps.
Here is an overview of the teams that have been eliminated
If any England players need advice on scoring against an African team ahead of Sunday's clash, they need look no further than their manager Gareth Southgate.
The din of a concerned crowd transformed into a tumultuous racket when Abdelhamid Sabiri's free kick caught out Thibaut Courtois at his near post and captain Romain Saiss added a slight touch to see Morocco into the lead.
"It's very difficult for us, the probability for us to proceed is lower than the other nations like in Europe, they have 13 spots. And so the probability is much, much higher."
Argentina and Australia have only two full days to rest, a factor Argentine manager Lionel Scaloni called 'madness'.
Les Bleus, who face Poland in the last 16 on Sunday, underperformed at the Education City stadium and only after Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele came off the bench did they pose any threat.
A picture of a Socceroos fan holding up a sign saying, "Give us a public holiday", was widely shared on social media.
The FFF did not specify whether the complaint was over the goal itself or the fact it was ruled out after the final whistle.
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