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Svitolina had to dig deep to earn her 6-2 4-6 6-4 victory in two hours and nine minutes.

The first set saw four breaks of serve, with Svitolina responsible for three of those as she took the lead with a dominant performance.

Swiatek fought back in the second, holding off the attempted fightback from the Ukrainian to force a decider.

But Svitolina regained the edge in the third set, getting a vital break in the penultimate game before serving out the match to love to reach the final four.

"There is no champion who is waiting for mistakes," Svitolina said of her mindset. "And you really have to try to set yourself up in a good position to attack.

"I was feeling good, and I was trying to really, you know, open up the court and try to take advantage, because Iga is such an aggressive player, and she moves really well.

"So, if you don't take the opportunity at the right time, she's going to take it."