Iga Swiatek WTA Record – Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: World number one Iga Swiatek is on roll. The winning streak of young Polish player has set a NEW-BENCHMARK for Women Tennis Tour (WTA). Swiatek beat Croatian qualifier Jana Fett in her first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday. This is her 36th straight victory in a row. With this she has set a new WTA record of the longest unbeaten streak since 2000: Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: World No.1 Iga Swiatek sails past qualifier Jana Fett to enter second…
- Venus Williams had the previous record of the longest winning streak i.e 35 matches.
- Swiatek has now set a new-benchmark for WTA for 21st Century. She has now won 36 straight matches.
- Swiatek has not lost a match since her 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (4) defeat against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the second round in Dubai in February this year.
- Sinche than she bagged the titles at Doha Masters, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Stuttgart Open, Italian Open before winning her second French Open.
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Iga Swiatek WTA Record: Swiatek wins ROUND 1 of Wimbledon 2022, sets new WTA record for longest winning streak since 2000: Check OUT
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Top-seeded Swiatek came out all guns blazing and took the opening set 6-0.
Fett put up a much better fight in the second set to go 3-1 up. However, the 21-year-old Polish player won five straight games to seal the tie. Swiatek will next face Dutchwoman Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in the second round.
Swiatek climbed up to the number one spot in the rankings soon after Australian Open winner Ash Barty announced her retirement in March and has been on top ever since.
Swiatek has not lost a match since her 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (4) defeat against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the second round in Dubai in February this year.
She bagged the titles at Doha Masters, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Stuttgart Open, Italian Open before winning her second French Open.
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