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Swiatek survives 7-0 tiebreak scare before Djokovic-Medvedev Beijing showdown

A 7-0 tiebreak rescue in Beijing and a heavyweight semi headline Tuesday's tennis news.

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Swiatek survives 7-0 tiebreak scare before Djokovic-Medvedev Beijing showdown

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Iga Swiatek needed a rescue act in Beijing. A set down to Donna Vekić and dragged into a deciding tiebreak, she swept it 7-0 and then ran away with the third set on the strength of her return game, sealing a 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 escape.

The men's draw now serves up heavyweight history: Novak Djokovic against Daniil Medvedev in the Beijing semifinals, another chapter in one of the tour's most familiar rivalries.

In Guadalajara, Iva Jović lifted the WTA trophy by beating Peyton Stearns 6-4, 6-2. The No. 2 seed never faced a break point, broke three times and closed the final with ruthless efficiency. Stearns had earned her place by ousting eighth seed Liudmila Samsonova 7-6(9), 6-2, edged in the tight moments and bossed the second-serve battle.

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