Swiatek Beats Niemeier to Reach Her First Quarter-final

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Iga Swiatek beat unseeded Jule Niemeier to reach her first quarter-final in New York.

Swiatek fought back to win 2-6 6-4 6-1 against the German.

She has been the standout WTA player this season and is bidding for a seventh title in 2022.

The reigning French Open champion will play American Jessica Pegula, who beat Czech 21st seed Petra Kvitova.

Written by: Helen Obih

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Equities Market Decline by N30billion

The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited declined by N30bn at the end of trading on Monday. The All-Share Index closed at 49,991.41 basis points on Monday from 50,045.83 on Friday, while the market capitalization fell to N26.964tn from N26.994tn. A total of 200.92 million shares valued at N1.45bn were traded by investors in 3,976 deals at the end of trading on the floor of the NGX.

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