The best player in the world right now equaled a historic achievement by arguably the best player ever, and that’s to win 34 matches in a row, which Iga Swiatek did by making the Roland Garros final.
Swiatek has been on a historic run this year. The run started back at the Qatar Open in Doha, where she went all the way to win the trophy. Since then, Swiatek not only won all of her matches, she didn’t drop a set in the vast majority of them.
She played 34 matches since that streak started months ago and she dropped a set in only six of those. That’s an unprecedented level of dominance and hasn’t been seen since a player named Serena Williams.
She is the greatest female tennis player of all time, so that’s the kind of company Swiatek is keeping right now. Her 34th win in a row came against Daria Kasatkina, and it was in the French Open semi-final.
That was a tricky matchup, though it wasn’t a huge problem for Swiatek, who needed only 66 minutes to overcome. The score accurately reflects just how quickly this match was because Swiatek won it 6-2, 6-1.
Going into the first semifinal match, the World No. 1 player was a great favorite, and it showed. After both players traded breaks in the first four games of the match, it was a one-woman show in the first Roland Garros semifinal as Swiatek won 16 out of 19 rallies to win the first set 6-2.
In the second set, Swiatek continued with a dominant performance as after both players won their opening service games, the young Pole won 20 out of 23 points, which guaranteed her an easy 6-2, 6-1 victory.
The young Pole made a minimum of mistakes on the court, as she hit 22 winners compared to only 13 unforced errors. On the other hand, her opponent struggled with errors as she made 24, which was reflected in the result.
That was a dominant performance for a Grand Slam semi-final. But it was also proof of just how good Swiatek has been playing this year. She’s the undisputed World No. 1 after Ashleigh Barty retired but she earned it on the courts.
Nowadays, she’s been utterly spectacular, and she will now have a chance to make history on Saturday. She will play in the final with a chance to win yet another Roland Garros event. In the final, she will take on the winner of the match between Coco Gauff and Martina Trevisan.
She will have a chance to eclipse Serena Williams', which is 34 matches strong. If Swiatek wins, she’ll be at 35.
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