The champion Iga Swiatlek again showed why she was on Red Clay without Peers, when she scripted a sensational comeback against the 12th semen of Elena Ryna in the fourth round of women’s singles on Sunday 1st. Swiato advanced to the French Open quarterfinals and expanded its winning lane to 25 Grand Slam clay courts.
SWIIATEK was in danger of being battled in the opening set, but he managed to win the game against Rybakina, who shot on all the cylinders. Rybakina, a former Wimbledon champion, produced the winner at will and returned Swiato serves with remarkable power and accuracy. She placed well behind the baseline to face the topspina of the trademark generated from the IgA missile. | Update of the French day 8. Day |
The Polish former world No. 1 even joked that he felt as if he were facing Jannik Sinner on the other side of the net, reflecting an exceptional return from Rybakina.
“Well, it was hard. You know, in the first set I felt like I was playing against Jannik Sinner. I really pushed me so I had to do something to get back into the game. I was happy that I was happy to be happy that I was happy, that I was happy that I was happy that I was happy that I was happy that I was happy to be happy to be happy to be happy.
Swiatlek was equal to the record of Monika Seles for the most consecutive victory of the players in the female singles at the French Open. Now only for Rafael Nadal (39), Chris Evert (29) and Bjrn Borg (28) on the list of players with the most successful victories in Roland-Garros.
After Swiato, there was more difficulty after her seven -hundred winning run was broken when she fell in the second set. However, she found out time and broke back to level 2-2.
While she looked stiff during the first set – which lasted only 25 minutes – Swiatle began to find her groove after she first smashed Rybakina. Her Topspin clicked the rhythm, allowing her to race ahead and win six of the last seven games in the second set.
The swičátka had control in the final set, stopped prematurely and kept her peace even after Rybakina managed to penetrate. The Kazakhstan level dropped, marked by an increase in unforced errors, and could not maintain tennis with a high intensity that was amazed in the first set by Swiatek.
Olympic champion to neighborhoods
Meanwhile, the Qinwen Zheng Olympic champion, deployed eighth, overcame the second set of fluctuations to defeat Russian Liudmila Samson 7-6 (5) 1-6 6-3 and reached the quarterfinals for the first time in his career.
In the second set she went down for 1-6, but kept calm to beat Samson in three sets and book her place at the last eight on the spot, where she won the Olympic gold medal last year.
“Right now I feel incredible because I dreamed of achieving this phase, it didn’t happen in 2023 and 2024. I have no words to describe my emotions right now,” Zheng said.
“The crowd helped me a lot, gave me a lot of energy. I like to play in front of many people. It gives me a lot of motivation. I hope I can stay in Roland Garros longer.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
1 June 2025
