Iga Swiatek’s run since her last loss in 2022, in the Dubai Round of 16 against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, is simply impressive. The Polish woman, number one in the world, won this Thursday at the WTA 1,000 in Rome, a tournament in which she defends her title, his 25th consecutive win. The victim this time was Victoria Azarenka, who dreamed of stopping Iga’s streak when he opened the first set with a hopeful 3-0. But his rival, unattainable to discouragement, came back to win by 6-4 and 6-1 in 1h55.
Little mattered to the 2020 Roland Garros champion committing 39 unforced errors, because at the same time she added 34 winners that broke Vika’s resistance. In his current streak, Swiatek has only lost five sets. On Friday he will face the reborn Bianca Andreescu, who after eliminating Raducanu (due to the withdrawal of the British) and Párrizas, was also able to defeat Croatian Petra Martic (double 6-4).
Another of the great favorites, Aryna Sabalenka, seems to have rediscovered his game. The Belarusian easily dispatched the Mutua Madrid Open finalist, the American Jessica Pegula (6-1 and 6-4), with 32 winners and 11 errors, will be measured with the winner of the North American duel between Amanda Anisimova and Danielle Collins.