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The Polish world number 1 is the only remaining top 10 player after the out of Aryna Sabalenka and Paula Badosa.
The top 10 players
- Iga Swiatek (POL/WTA 1) see Danka Kovinic (MNE/WTA 95) 6:3, 7:5
- Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/WTA 7) and Camilla Giorgi (ITA/WTA 30) 6: 4, 1: 6, 0: 6
- Paula Badosa (ESP/WTA 4) and Veronika Kudermetowa (RFT/WTA 29) 3: 6, 1: 2 weeks
After two express victories in the first two rounds gave Iga Swiatek in the 3rd round of Roland Garros for the first time more than 2 games. Her Montenegrin opponent Danka Kovinic held up well against the world number 1 at times, but had to put in a lot of effort, especially at the beginning of the game. As the game progressed, Swiatek acted unusually incorrectly. In the 2nd set she revealed a 4:1 lead. In the end, both players had significantly more unforced errors than winners on the account. Nevertheless, the Pole, who seemed to be struggling with the cool temperatures on the Philippe Chatrier Court, finally managed a lackluster two-set success after 1:30 hours – her 31st WTA victory in a row.
suffered a major slump Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian won the first set against Camilla Giorgi, but only one game after that. And not even with your own serve. because Paula Badosa had to retire against Veronika Kudermetowa with the score 3:6, 1:2 because of a calf injury, Swiatek is the only player from the top 10 to reach the second week in Paris.
Pliskova conqueror Jeanjean’s journey to an end
With the victory over Karolina Pliskova (WTA 8) she caused the big surprise of the day on Thursday, now the unexpected Paris adventure is for Leolia Jeanjean ended in the 3rd round. The 26-year-old French, number 227 in the world and in Roland Garros thanks to a wildcard, lost to Irina-Camelia Begu (WTA 63) in two sets. By moving into the third round, Jeanjean had already pocketed almost 130,000 francs – three times what she had earned in the last year and a half.
Live stream on srf.ch/sport, May 28, 2022, 12 p.m.; me
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