Iga Swiatek

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French Open: Iga Swiatek into semifinals, extends win streak (Home of the Olympic Channel)

Iga Swiatek is into the French Open semifinals on a 33-match win streak, extending the longest unbeaten run on the WTA Tour in nine years.

If Swiatek wins her second Roland Garros title in two years, she will be at 35 matches, the longest undefeated run since Venus Williams also won 35 in a row in 2000. “I don’t know why, but that’s how my brain sometimes works after matches like that.” It’s hard, but I’m working on it.”

'Sky's the limit' for Iga Swiatek after reaching French Open semi-final (The Guardian)

The world No 1 defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-final at Roland Garros, and will play Daria Kasatkina in the last four.

“If we continue with these night sessions in this direction, people need to leave the stadium late enough and make sure that they have a way to come back home, as they should. Mauresmo, who is in her first year as tournament director, spoke unimpressively in her press conference about various topics in the tournament. “In this era that we are in right now, I don’t feel – and as a woman, former woman’s player, I don’t feel bad or unfair saying that right now you have more attraction, more attractivity – can you say that?

Women's world number one Iga Świątek streaks into French Open ... (ABC News)

Swiatek is shooting for her second French Open title; She is the only grand slam winner left in the field; Should she win the tournament she will surpass Serena ...

I’m happy to be in the semis for the first time," she said. Świątek, however, went up a break again to lead 4-3 before holding and setting up set points in the ninth game. It was the key and I'm pretty happy I was playing with a good dynamic to push her back a little bit," said Świątekon a sunbathed, yet windswept court Philippe Chatrier.

'I'm sorry': World No.1 gets away with 'double bounce' miss as ... (Fox Sports)

The 2020 Roland Garros champion faces Russian Daria Kasatkina in the last four, with the winner to face either Coco Gauff or Martina Trevisan — who meet in the ...

So I always try to tell young kids that, to dream big, and you never know when your moment is going to happen.” Gauff lost her only previous match against Italian Trevisan in the second round at Roland Garros in 2020. But I think for me it’s better to face her on clay.” “It’s important that you don’t put yourself into a box. However, TV replays at the change of ends confirmed the ball had bounced twice before Swiatek got her racquet to it — meaning the point should have gone to Pegula. “These moments are pretty tricky because it’s all on the umpire. There is no video consultation at Roland Garros so the point stood.

World No. 1 Iga Świątek Beats American Jessica Pegula For 33rd ... (Forbes)

With her straight-sets victory over American Jessica Pegula, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her 33rd straight match and rolled into the French Open semifinals.

A quarterfinalist in back-to-back years at the Australian Open in 2021 and 2022, Pegula's best prior result in Paris was a third round showing last year. The world No. 1 also converted 9-of-10 net points. Świątek, who turned 21 Tuesday, will next face Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in Thursday’s semifinals.

Iga Swiatek winning streak: How world No. 1's unbeaten run ... (Sporting News)

Women's world number one Iga Swiatek has taken the tennis world by storm in 2022.

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