Iga Swiatek had to show her best tennis to keep The Kites alive in their tie against The Eagles at the 2022 World Tennis League.
Nick Kyrgios and Bianca Andreescu started with an important win for The Eagles as they defeated Holger Rune and Eugenie Bouchard. However, world no. 1 in the WTA Rankings, Iga Swiatek showed why she should be the leading player of her team as she took on Caroline Garcia.
The French player is a champion of the recent WTA Finals, but in the group stage, she lost to the Pole. The outcome was the same in Dubai as Swiatek dominated from start to finish.
She had majority of the break points in the first set and broke her opponent two times. She was also broken once but her two breaks were enough for a comfortable 6-3 win.
Since every game counts at the 2022 World Tennis League in Dubai, Swiatek had to aim for a 2-0 win. And she succeeded in doing so as she got yet another break.
She then kept her lead throughout the match and after an hour and 7 minutes won 6-3, 6-4. The Eagles still lead The Kites 19-17 as Nick Kyrgios and Felix Auger-Aliassime will play the last match of the tie.
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