On Tuesday, the defending champion Iga Swiatle has expanded his dominance by Roland Garros with 6-1, 7-5 victories over Ukraine Elina Svitolina to reach her fourth consecutive semifinals in Paris. The Polish fifth seed reached its remarkable winning lane on the French open 26 matches – corresponding to the record of Serena Williams for the longest undefeated run in one century in one century.
Swiatle, the triple champion in Roland Garros, needed only 1 hour and 41 minutes to record his fourth victory at five career meetings against Svitolina, which offered to reach her fourth Grand Slam semifinals. The throne in the world no. 1 has only reflected between two names since April 2022 – and now Paris will host the last chapter in their developing rivalry.
On Thursday, Swiato will face the highest seed of Aryna Sabalenko in the semifinals between the two dominant forces of WTA in the last two years. They combined, ruled instead of no.
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While the Swiatle holds 8-4 edges in its head in its head and leads 5-1 on the clay, Belarusk last year achieved a decisive victory of 6-3, 6-3 in the last meeting at Cincinnati’s hard courts. Thursday’s meeting will mean their first clash in Roland Garros – a suitable battlefield for two players who helped define this era in women’s tennis.
The victory of SWIATEKA also meant another milestone: her 100 victory at the WTA level, reached in just 114 matches. In the open era, only legends such as Monica Seles, Margaret Court and Chris Evert were in smaller attempts.
But despite statistics and records, 23-year-old men remain dangerous. Since her escape in 2020, she entered Paris with her lowest mounting at the event and in the fourth round survived a massive fear against Elena Rybakina. But she showed her signature combination of controlled aggression, persistent movement and strategic accuracy against Svitolina.
“I had to raise my level, especially in the second set,” Swiatus said after the match. “Elina is such a warrior. I’m glad I found my rhythm when it mattered the most.”
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
June 3, 2025
