"It’s very hard to envision anyone defeating Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros this year, she's that good" - Patrick McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe has said that it is very hard for him to see anyone beating Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros this year. The WTA World No. 1 has had a sensational season so far.
Swiatek won three WTA 1000 titles on the trot, starting with the Qatar Open where she beat Anett Kontaveit in the final. The Pole then won the Sunshine Double, becoming only the fourth woman to achieve the feat. She beat Maria Sakkari and Naomi Osaka in the finals of Indian Wells and Miami respectively.
Swiatek has won 30 out of 33 matches in 2022, including 21 on the trot. She has not dropped a single set in her last 13 matches and became the first player to win 28 consecutive sets since Serena Williams in 2012-13. Swiatek is currently competing at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, beating Eva Nys and Emma Raducanu to reach the semifinals. She is scheduled to face Liudmilla Samsonova in the semifinal.
28 - Iga Swiatek is the first female player to win 28 consecutive sets since Serena Williams, who did it between the 2012 US Open and the 2013 Australian Open. Annihilator.
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Patrick McEnroe, the younger brother of John McEnroe, believes the Pole's recent form makes her the firm favorite for the Roland Garros title.
"It’s very hard to envision anyone defeating Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros this year. She's that good."
It’s very hard to envision anyone defeating @iga_swiatek @rolandgarros this year.
She is that good
Iga Swiatek won Roland Garros in 2020
Iga Swiatek scripted one of Roland Garros' biggest fairytales by winning the competition in 2020. The Pole started the competition by beating 2019 runner-up Marketa Vondrousova in the first round.
After beating top seed Simona Halep in the last 16, she defeated Martina Trevisan and Nadia Podoroska to reach her maiden Grand Slam final. Here, she got the better of Sofia Kenin to win her first Grand Slam title.
Ranked 54th at the time, Swiatek became the lowest-ranked player to win the French Open since the rankings were introduced. Swiatek became the first Pole to win a Major singles title and the youngest woman to win the French Open singles title since Monica Seles in 1992.
Sports pic of the day: @iga_swiatek becomes the lowest-ranked woman ever to win the French Open after beating @SofiaKenin 6-4 6-1 at @rolandgarros and also became the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles trophy https://t.co/K5khLvhtYy
Given Swiatek's current run of form, it will be hard for anybody to stop her from winning the French Open for the second time in her career.