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The world No. 1 edged into the medal rounds despite a second-set hiccup against her American rival, who was forced to retire in the third.

Iga Swiatek surged into the medal rounds at the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, outlasting an ailing Danielle Collins, reaching the semifinals when Collins retired due to an abdominal muscle injury, trailing 6-1, 2-6, 4-1.

The world No. 1 must make the final to guarantee her place on the podium, but vastly improved her chances of leaving the Games with a medal despite a second-set hiccup against her eighth-seeded American rival, who won a strong second set but faded in the third as Swiatek advanced in two hours and four minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Swiatek returned to Paris just over a month after winning her fourth Roland Garros and the chance to play twice on the terre battue in the same season made her the overwhelming favorite to capture a maiden gold medal in her second Olympic appearance. Competing in her first tournament since a surprising third-round Wimbledon exit to Yulia Putintseva ended her 21-match winning streak, the top seed eased into the quarterfinals without losing a set, sweeping aside the likes of Irina-Camelia Begu, Diane Parry, and Wang Xiyu with the loss of just 16 games.