French Open: Iga Swiatek - Victory number 33 as a late birthday present?
Iga Swiatek would like to start her 22nd year with the 33rd match win in a row. Opponent in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2022 will be American Jessica Pegula .
by tennisnet.com
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Jun 01, 2022, 07:46 am
Iga Swiatek celebrated her 21st birthday yesterday, Gilles Morreton, President of the French Tennis Federation, congratulated with a cake, Mats Wilander and Alx Corretja with a serenade. Neither will distract the tournament favorite, Swiatek has to play Jessica Pegula from the USA in the second match after 12 noon. The two opponents do not know each other very well, there have only been two meetings. Pegula won the first of 2019 in Washington in three sets, Swiatek equalized en route to the title in Miami a few weeks ago.
Pegula did not find it easy to get into the tournament, she had to beat Anhelina Kalinina in round two over three sets as well as in the round of 16 against Irina Camelia Begu. Swiatek, on the other hand, roared over Lesia Tsurenko and Alison Riske, wobbled a little against Dank Kavonic and a lot more against Qinwen Zheng, the 19-year-old Chinese. She actually took a set from the Pole, who had been unbeaten for 32 matches.
The field against Iga Swiatek - still outsiders
How was that possible? Well, Zheng played fearlessly, throwing in a few stops along with her powerful groundstrokes. Swiatek, on the other hand, acted impatiently and incorrectly. Sometimes one had the impression that the world number one was on the ball too early and didn't know what to do with the "won" time. It would be surprising if Jessica Pegula presented Iga Swiatek with similar problems.
Could Veronika Kudermetova or Daria Kasatkina succeed in a possible semifinal? The two Russians are opening the Philippe-Chatrier court today, with Kasatkina in particular convincing in the round of 16 against Camila Giorgi. The Russian's varied game overwhelmed Giorgi early on, so more resistance can be expected from Iga Swiatek.
Because even after the elimination of all other top ten players, the field is still outsiders against Iga Swiatek.
Here is the individual tableau for women
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