Iga Świątek advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Slam French Open in sensational style. The Polish tennis player defeated American Jessica Pegula 6:3, 6:2 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at Roland Garros in Paris.
Iga Świątek made a superb start to her French Open quarter-final against Jessica Pegula. Wednesday’s win against Pegula was already the 33rd consecutive victory for Świątek.
33 matches on the trot and a semi-final berth.
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“Swiatek has now beaten Pegula twice during her 33-match stretch; they also played in the semifinals of the Miami Open in March, where Swiatek eventually won the third of her five straight titles,” WTA Staff notes.
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Iga Świątek will play against Daria Kasatkina for the final at Roland Garros.
Iga Swiatek (Poland, WTA 1) – Jessica Pegula (USA, WTA 11) 6:3, 6:2