Iga Swiatek becomes the first player to win 28 consecutive sets since Serena Williams in 2012-13
Iga Swiatek became the first player to win 28 successive sets since Serena Williams in 2012-13.
The Pole last dropped a set during her Indian Wells last-16 match against Angelique Kerber. Since then, she has gone on to win 28 straight sets. Swiatek was tested on a few occasions, including her Indian Wells semi-final encounter against Simona Halep when the first set went to a tie-break.
The Pole also came close to losing the second set of her Miami Open semifinal against Jessica Pegula. However, she managed to win it 7-5.
Following her victory over Kerber in Indian Wells, Swiatek beat Madison Keys, Halep and Maria Sakkari to win the tournament. She then won the Miami Open without dropping a single set, beating Naomi Osaka in the final, thus becoming only the fourth woman to win the Sunshine Double.
Swiatek won both of her matches while representing Poland in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. She then beat Eva Nys and Emma Raducanu in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open.
With her victory over Raducanu, Swiatek became the first player to win 28 successive sets since Serena Williams, who achieved the feat between the 2012 US Open final and the 2013 Australian Open.
After losing the second set of the 2012 US Open final to Victoria Azarenka, Williams won the decider to clinch the trophy. She then went on to win the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul without dropping a set.
Williams registered four straight-sets wins in Brisbane to kick off her 2013 season and carried the momentum to the Australian Open, where she reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set. Her streak finally came to end when she lost the second set of her last-eight clash.
against Sloane Stephens
Iga Swiatek has won 30 out of 33 matches this season
Iga Swiatek has enjoyed a terrific 2022 season so far, winning 30 out of 33 matches. She has won three successive WTA 1000 titles in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
The Pole can bag a fourth trophy on the trot by triumphing in Stuttgart, where she faces Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinals. Given her current run of form, Swiatek will be a heavy favorite to win the French Open.