Roland Garros French Open Day 14 04/06/2022 Iga Swiatek (POL) celebrates with Suzanne Lenglen Trophy in the locker room. Photo © Corinne Dubreuil/FFT
Iga Swiatek cut down Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday to win her 14th straight match at the Rome Masters, setting up a showdown with fellow Grand Slam winner Elena Rybakina.
The top seed took 96 minutes to move into the quarter-final against the reigning Wimbledon winner.
Poland’s world No. 1 has lifted the last two Rome trophies and last lost a set here in 2021; she is currently enjoying a 24-set winning run..
Swiatek beat Croat Vekic for the fourth time in a match delayed a day after rain on Monday.
Swiatek and Rybakina will square off for the third time this season, with the Kazakh scoring victories at the Australian Open and Indian Wells.
Main photo:- Reigning Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek by Corinne Dubreuil/FFT
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