French Open: Swiatek drops set, extends win streak

Iga Swiatek’s 20-set successful streak ended. Doesn’t matter, as a result of her run of consecutive match victories is now as much as 32.

The No. 1-ranked Swiatek shook off an uncharacteristically problematic stretch and got here again to beat 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen of China 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2 Monday within the fourth spherical at Roland Garros.

Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, took leads of 3-0 and 5-2 within the first set however couldn’t shut it out, losing 5 set factors in all. In the tiebreaker, Swiatek claimed 5 consecutive factors to steer 5-2 — and the 74th-ranked Zheng responded by reeling off the subsequent 5 factors.

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That was the primary set ceded by Swiatek since April 23.

Zheng’s motion was not pretty much as good firstly of the second set and she or he took a medical timeout to have her higher proper leg taped whereas down 3-0. Swiatek grabbed eight straight video games to personal the second set and take a 2-0 lead within the third and wouldn’t let the lead slip away.

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When it ended, she screamed “Come on!” and shook her proper fist.

Swiatek has not misplaced a match since February, incomes 5 consecutive titles. No girl has produced extra wins in a row since Serena Williams had a 34-match streak finish in 2013.

Swiatek’s quarterfinal opponent will likely be Eleventh-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States.