Polish world number 1 easily retained its title on Sunday at the expense of the Tunisian Ons Jabeur. What to strengthen its status as a growing favorite to Roland Garros.
Le Monde with AFP
Iga Swiatek is unstoppable. The Polish tennis player won, Sunday, May 15 in Rome, a fifth tournament in a row, without whining, facing the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, 7
In the absence of his rival of the day, package to rest a painful arm, Ons Jabeur won last week in Madrid, becoming the first player in the Arab world titled in WTA 1000, category of the most prestigious after the big chelems. But on the clay of Foro Italico, she was able to measure the gap that still separates her from the Polish.
combative, but visibly marked by the battles fought in quarters and then in the semi-finals to overthrow poorly embedded situations, the Tunisian could not face the Polish. Especially since Iga SwiTek started highly by breaking twice to win the first set, then again to lead 4-0, Service to follow, in the second.
ons Jabeur then retained the blow from the improbable reversal of the situation, pampering the putting into play of his opponent to return to 4-2 and passing very close to returning to 4-3. The title holder then showed that she also had character to save four station wagon balls and preserve her advance, before concluding in stride. 2>
Series of twenty-eight row victories
IGA Swiatek flew over the debates throughout this transalpine week, abandoning any set to this eighth title of his career. The 20 -year -old Polish is pursuing a series of 28 row wins, who has already seen her win the Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Stuttgart tournaments. She conceded only one round on her… last twenty meetings.
His last defeat dates back to February 16, at 2 e tour of the Dubai tournament against Latvian Jelena Ostapenko. Since 2000, only Venus Williams (35), Serena Williams (34) and Justine Henin (32) have made longer series of victories.
So many statistics that make him the player to beat Porte d’Auteuil, where she won in 2020.