Cincinnati: Mirra Andreeva backs up her words but Iga Swiatek avoids shock loss

Iga Swiatek had to work extremely hard in her Cincinnati quarterfinal match versus Mirra Andreeva but ultimately managed to get the job done and prevent an inspired 17-year-old Russian from upsetting her. After beating Emma Navarro, Karolina Pliskova and Jasmine Paolini, world No. 24 Andreeva said before facing Swiatek that she wasn't afraid because the Pole was also "a human being, so I don’t think there’s something exceptional," and also added that she felt well about her chan