Niemeier took the opening set from reigning French Open champion Swiatek and threatened to stage the upset of the match after scoring the primary break of the second set with a crosscourt forehand.
Monday marked the primary time Swiatek, the participant to beat in ladies’s tennis this yr, had dropped a set this match.
However the world No. 1 got here again from a shaky begin to beat Niemeier 2-6 6-4 6-1.
By the fifth recreation of the second set, Swiatek took 4 straight factors, ending with an ace, a forehand winner and one other ace, earlier than breaking the German within the subsequent recreation.
“I am simply proud that I did not lose hope,” Swiatek stated. “I had a tough time pushing her again. I am fairly glad it labored. I used my expertise to maintain my stage the entire match.
“Truthfully in the beginning [of the second set], I felt like I am simply making a little bit bit much less errors, however she additionally began taking part in much less aggressively,” Swiatek, who broke Niemeier’s serve seven of 13 occasions, added.
“It was simpler for me to only play the ball in. Yeah, I believe I began being extra stable and I used a little bit bit extra of the probabilities that I had.”
With the win, the Polish champion retains her streak alive of not dropping to a participant outdoors of the highest 100 at a grand slam occasion, in response to the WTA.
Subsequent up, Swiatek will tackle American Jessica Pegula.
