The smile of Iga Swiatek after the victory against the Russian Daria Kasatkina. Photo: AP Photo / Michel Euler.
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek, number one in the WTA world rankings, qualified today for the final of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, after overwhelming the Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2 and 6-1 in just over an hour.
Swiatek (1) brought out the best of his repertoire on the Philippe Chatrier main court of the complex located in the Parisian district of Bois de Boulogne, and beat Kasatkina (20) in 64 minutes of play.
The tennis player born in Warsaw 21 years ago (she turned 31 May) will play the final on Saturday against the winner of the semifinal, which will then be animated by the Italian Martina Trevisan (59) and the American Cori Gauff (23). .
Swiatek extended his unbeaten record to 34 games in an unforgettable season in which he reached world number one (influenced by the premature retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty) and in which obtains titles in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Romeplus two wins in the Billie Jean King Cup and the six he got to settle in the Roland Garros final.
one off the record
The Pole, who won the French Open in 2020plus two other titles, Adelaide and Roma, both in 2021, was one game away from breaking the streak record held by American Venus Williams, who in 2000 won 35 games in a row.
The eldest of the Williams sisters is the leader in the field, followed by her sister Serena Williams (she won them in 2013) and now Swiatek, both with 34 victories, and behind was the Belgian Justine Henin with 32 obtained in 2008.
Source: Telam
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