Stuttgart [Germany], Fourth seed Elena Rybakina ended world No. 1 Iga Swiatek's campaign for a third title at the Stuttgart Open with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the semi-finals. Rybakina's 2-hour, 49-minute victory ended Swiatek's 10-match winning streak at the competition and ensured that a new champion would be crowned at the Porsche Arena. In the final, Rybakina will face unseeded Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, "It was, as always, a very difficult match against Iga. Really happy I won on clay. Definitely get confidence. ,” Rybakina said, as quoted by the WTA.Swiatek started the bout looking like she was ready to extend her undefeated record in Stuttgart to 11. She led 2–0 in the first set and had two break points to lead 3–0. From there, the match was almost always played on Rybakina's terms. The Kazakh player kept constant pressure on Swiatek's serve throughout the match and created 20 break-point chances in the three sets. Swiatek saved 16 of them, but a combination of seven double faults and 42 unforced errors contributed to the result “I think the returns are definitely improved compared to last year from both angles.Of course it depends on the opponent, a little serving speed, and of course placement. But since we've played Iga so many times, more or less I don't try to predict where she's going to go, and [I'm] really happy with the game overall," Rybakina said in the first set. Having won five games in a row and had four set chances to win the sixth set, she eventually took a set lead on her fifth set point, saving a break point that could have brought the match back on serve, with Swiatek taking the opening game of the match. After breaking serve for the first time in the decider, the world No. 1 saved the first eight break points, but Rybakina won three consecutive games from 2–1 down. snatched a sixth break point in a 1-1 game), giving him the lead, but he never gave up.In the day's other semifinal, 27th-ranked Kostyuk defeated No. 6 seed Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(2), 6-2, winning in straight sets.