Iga Swiatek qualified for the semi-finals of Roland-Garros by eliminating the American Jessica Pegula (WTA 11) 6-3 6-2. The world no1 thus has a 33rd success in a row, the day following her 21st birthday.
Swiatek settles on the podium of the longest invincible players of the 21st century, behind the Williams sisters (Venus 35, Serena 34).
In the next round, the winner of the Parisian Grand Slam in 2020, the last member of the women’s top-10 still in contention this year, will face the Russian Daria Kastakina, 20th in the world.
Swiatek was able to raise the game at the right time once morest a pugnacious Pegula, especially at the start of the game, despite numerous unforced errors (28 for 30 winning shots).
The Pole then signed on a camera “I’m getting old but I’m still fresh”in reference to her 21st birthday, which she admitted in an interview that she was not sure how to celebrate.
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