Tag: Iga Swiatek

Serena Williams, Iga Swiatek headline US Open entry list

While Swiatek will aim for her second Grand Slam title of the year after clinching the French Open title as part of an incredible 37-match winning streak, Serena, who has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles in her career.

July 26, 2022

Wimbledon 2022: Alize Cornet ends Iga Swiatek’s 37-match win streak, reaches 4th round

The victory puts the 32-year-old Cornet into the Round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time since 2014.

July 3, 2022

Wimbledon 2022: Swiatek fends off Pattinama Kerkhove’s challenge; Boulter stuns Pliskova

French Open champion Swiatek extended her streak but her latest win came after an extended struggle. Poland's Swiatek overcame Dutch lucky-loser Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday.

July 1, 2022

Wimbledon draw: Swiatek, Pliskova, Williams placed in top half; Raducanu, Jabeur in bottom

Swiatek, the newly-crowned Roland Garros champion, will look to extend her 35-match winning streak when she takes on qualifier Jana Fett at the All England Club.

June 25, 2022

French Open: Swiatek beats Pegula, moves to semifinals

The 21-year-old Swiatek moved into the French Open semifinals for the second time in her career with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over American Jessica Pegula in Paris.

June 2, 2022

French Open: Iga Swiatek beats Riske, sprints to 30th consecutive win

Swiatek hit 23 winners to 15 unforced errors in 61 minutes and lost just 10 points in seven service games. She improved to 3-0 against Riske with the victory, with all three wins coming on clay; they played in both Madrid

May 27, 2022

Italian Open: Swiatek storms past Sabalenka to reach final

Iga Swiatek has now won 39 of her last 40 sets, and her incredible winning streak now stands at 27 matches. She is now tied with Serena Williams for the century's fourth-longest winning streak. From the 2014 WTA Finals to the 2015 Madrid Open, Williams won 27 matches.

May 14, 2022

Iga Swiatek starts Italian Open title defense with a win

In the process, Swiatek, stretched her run to 24 matches, the longest streak since Serena Williams won 27 straight matches in 2015.

May 12, 2022

Top seed Swiatek, Raducanu headline field for Italian Open

The draw, which was released late on Friday, had world No.1 Iga Swiatek headlining the field. Swiatek could face 16th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the tournament's Round of 16, while 10th seed Emma Raducanu of the United Kingdom could face fifth seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.

May 7, 2022

Olympics tennis: Djokovic starts campaign with a win

Maria Sakkari of Greece and Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan also won their -round matches in straight sets.

July 24, 2021

19-year-old Iga Swiatek beat Sofia Kemon to lift maiden French Open title

Iga Swiatek, who beat Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1, is the youngest French Open champion since Rafael Nadal in 2005, who was also aged 19.

October 11, 2020