IGA Swiatek set a document for herself by successful the shortest match in her profession after beating Anastasia Potapova with a rating of 6-0 and 6-0 or a double bagel in 40 minutes within the fourth spherical of the French Open, Sunday (2/6).
Swiatek and Potapova have by no means met in a WTA Tour degree match, however they’ve a historical past stretching again greater than a decade beginning at U-12.
At the moment, on the Nations Problem occasion in Ajaccio, Potapova gained in straight units over Swiatek. Then, within the semifinals of the U1-4 Junior Orange Bowl Worldwide, Potapova made Swiatek sob when she beat her.
Lastly, within the 2016 Roland Garros junior quarterfinal match, Potapova, ranked No. 1 junior, additionally gained over Swiatek.
Nevertheless, their first assembly on the WTA Tour degree was a lot totally different. Swiatek, at the moment ranked primary on the earth, recorded an ideal 6-0, 6-0 win on Courtroom Philippe Chatrier.
The win got here in 40 minutes, the shortest tour-level match of Swiatek’s profession. The Pole gained 48 of 58 factors and didn’t face deuce in any respect.
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Within the post-match press convention, as broadcast by the WTA, Sunday (2/7), Swiatek was requested if she thought she would lose to Potapova, and he or she answered no, however then defined additional.
“After all, I believe that occasions will change somewhat as a result of I bear in mind she was all the time a participant who might beat me. I do not assume I gained towards her, and I misplaced some matches which have been heartbreaking for me,” stated Swiatek.
“Truthfully, there isn’t any level in fascinated with it, however I simply thought like that. It lasted for 2 seconds, after which I targeted on my work as a result of that is the very best factor I can do,” he continued
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The primary set was mind-blowing. Simply 19 minutes had handed when Potapova, wanting determined, double-faulted. Swiatek gained 24 of 30 factors, hitting seven winners and making only one unforced error.
The second set was nearly the identical. Swiatek gained 24 of 28 factors.
“After I take into consideration myself, I simply know that my progress is like that,” Swiatek stated when requested in regards to the adjustments which have occurred in her within the decade since Potapova took the reins.
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“This by no means stops. So, I am happy with myself and what I’ve achieved on this place.”
“The whole lot modified as a result of I received older, and I performed higher,” continued the tennis participant who not too long ago celebrated his twenty third birthday.
With scores of 6-0 and 6-0, Switek is now the third participant within the Open period to realize excellent wins at Roland Garros in consecutive years, after Gabriela Sabatini (1992-93) and Mary Pierce (1993-94).
Final 12 months, Swiatek achieved an ideal victory when she confronted Wang Xinyu within the third spherical.
The win was additionally her twenty sixth 6-0 set on clay at tour degree, solely Serena Williams has extra.
Not solely that, Swiatek additionally grew to become the primary feminine tennis participant to win 18 consecutive matches at a Grand Slam since Serena Williams gained the 2014 United States (US) Open.
Swiatek now has a win-loss document of 32-2 in Paris or 94%. Solely Margaret Courtroom (95%) was higher on the purple clay.
After successful titles in Madrid and Rome, Swiatek gained 16 matches in a row. With three extra wins, she would develop into the primary lady since Serena Williams in 2013 to brush Madrid, Rome and Paris. (Ant/Z-1)
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