Iga Swiatek defeated Emma Raducanu within the Stuttgart quarterfinal and in addition pulled off a Serena Williams feat within the course of, changing into the primary participant because the American tennis icon to clinch at the very least 11 consecutive wins over former Grand Slam champions, through OptaAce.
Swiatek, a four-time Grand Slam champion, defeated 2021 US Open champion Raducanu 7-6 (2) 6-3 on Friday in Stuttgart. For Raducanu, it was her seventh win over a former Grand Slam champion in 2024 – beforehand, she defeated Angelique Kerber, Sofia Kenin, Victoria Azarenka, Elena Rybakina, Sloane Stephens and Caroline Wozniacki.
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In late 2023, Swiatek additionally defeated Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and Marketa Vondrousova en path to profitable the WTA Finals and in addition had one win over Gauff in Beijing.
The final time somebody on the WTA Tour had 11 consecutive wins over former Grand Slam champions occurred between 2010 Wimbledon and the 2012 US Open, when Williams managed to take action.
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Swiatek did not have it straightforward in opposition to Raducanu
Though Swiatek entered the match as the large favourite, Raducanu got here out enjoying some nice tennis and she or he was pushing and testing the world No. 1. However Raducanu’s stage dropped within the first-set tie-break after which the beginning of the second set, which was sufficient for the Pole to get the job performed.
“For certain it was intense, a number of powerful video games, a number of probabilities. So I am joyful that I used to a few of them, and I acquired the lead in each units. Good end and robust on the finish,” Swiatek stated after beating Raducanu.
Afterward, Swiatek admitted that she anticipated that Raducanu’s stage would drop in some unspecified time in the future.
“I imply, she began enjoying initially fairly free, like she had nothing to lose, and I completely get that. Typically it’s like that,” Swiatek stated.
“However I knew I used to be type of questioning if she’s going to have the ability to hold the identical depth all through the entire match. It wasn’t about service video games or return video games. I used to be simply the ready for my probabilities to interrupt again and I used to be certain that I’ll get them.”
