Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts after winning a point against Argentina's Nadia Podoroska during their women's singles semi-final tennis match on Day 12 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on October 8, 2020. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP)
Iga Swiatek has played some scintillating tennis on clay. She was on an 18-match winning streak until Caroline Garcia defeated her in the quarterfinals of the Poland Open.
The Raszyn-based Iga Swiatek was the home favorite to win the Poland Open. A triumph in this competition would have given the world’s No. 1 ranked player her first WTA 250 title. However, the 28-year-old Garcia stopped Swiatek’s dream run on clay. The former became the second Frenchwoman to come out victorious against the youngster after Alize Cornet this month.
Swiatek has had a remarkable 2022. She won six back-to-back tournaments – Qatar Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, Stuttgart Open, Italian Open, and the French Open. She won the Miami Open and the Italian Open without dropping a set. The 21-year-old lost just six sets across the six tournaments she won. Out of her six triumphs, the Italian Open and of course the French Open came on clay. The Italian Open is a WTA 1000 event while French Open is a Grand Slam.
Other than these six title triumphs, Swiatek has won three more titles. Her first championship win came at the 2020 French Open. In 2021, she won the Adelaide International on outdoor hardcourt and the Italian Open. Therefore, a WTA 250 title on clay has eluded the champion player thus far. Her fans won’t be too worried though as the youngster has a lot of time on her hands.
This past weekend, Iga Swiatek held a charity event called “Iga Swiatek and Friends for Ukraine.”
Swiatek faced Polish tennis legend Agnieszka Radwanska at the event. The veteran won the match against the current world No. 1 player.
A mixed doubles match was also played where Swiatek teamed with Martyn Pavelski and defeated Radwanska and Sergiy Stakhovsky.
An amount of 2.5 million PLN (€527,000) was raised as per Przegląd Sportowy.
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