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The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Swiatek survives scare to reach French Open quarter-finals
TRIPLE-DEFENDING Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek battled into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday, overcoming a bruising first set loss to eventually defeat former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina. The four-time holder of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen displayed great resilience to win 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in in two hours and 29 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek will next face Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semi-final, after the Ukrainian earlier saved three match points to eliminate last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini. After winning Roland Garros last year to complete a remarkable treble of clay-court victories in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the Pole's turbulent 2025 looked set to hit a new nadir as she found herself a set and a break down against the 12th-seeded Kazakh. Following early exits at the Madrid and Italian Opens this season, Swiatek appeared to be headed for a similarly disappointing result at the tournament she has dominated since her first title in 2020. Rybakina hardly put a foot wrong in the first set as she raced into a 5-0 lead, with fifth seed Swiatek finally getting on the scoreboard after a lengthy service game before the world number 11 served out. The 24-year-old showed her fighting spirit to level up the second set after being broken in the first game by Rybakina. She racked up double-faults on crucial points in the fifth game, but managed to secure a vital hold, which turned the tide of the match. The five-time major winner then broke to love in the very next game, before forcing a decider. Swiatek seized the advantage in the seventh game of the third set, but another untimely double-fault by the Pole in the next game restored parity. At 5-5, Swiatek made her move as she broke Rybakina to 15, before holding for a gritty win. Swiatek now holds a 5-4 head-to-head record over Rybakina, after claiming her first victory against the 25-year-old on the red dirt.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Swiatek Beats Rybakina to Reach French Open Quarter-Final
TRIPLE-DEFENDING Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek battled into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday, overcoming a bruising first set loss to eventually defeat former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina. The four-time holder of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen displayed great resilience to win 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in in two hours and 29 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek will next face Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semi-final, after the Ukrainian earlier saved three match points to eliminate last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini. After winning Roland Garros last year to complete a remarkable treble of clay-court victories in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the Pole's turbulent 2025 looked set to hit a new nadir as she found herself a set and a break down against the 12th-seeded Kazakh. Following early exits at the Madrid and Italian Opens this season, Swiatek appeared to be headed for a similarly disappointing result at the tournament she has dominated since her first title in 2020. Rybakina hardly put a foot wrong in the first set as she raced into a 5-0 lead, with fifth seed Swiatek finally getting on the scoreboard after a lengthy service game before the world number 11 served out. The 24-year-old showed her fighting spirit to level up the second set after being broken in the first game by Rybakina. She racked up double-faults on crucial points in the fifth game, but managed to secure a vital hold, which turned the tide of the match. The five-time major winner then broke to love in the very next game, before forcing a decider. Swiatek seized the advantage in the seventh game of the third set, but another untimely double-fault by the Pole in the next game restored parity. At 5-5, Swiatek made her move as she broke Rybakina to 15, before holding for a gritty win. Swiatek now holds a 5-4 head-to-head record over Rybakina, after claiming her first victory against the 25-year-old on the red dirt.
New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Swiatek survives scare to reach French Open quarter-finals
PARIS: Triple-defending Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek battled into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday, overcoming a bruising first set loss to eventually defeat former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina. The four-time holder of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen displayed great resilience to win 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in in two hours and 29 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek will next face Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semi-final, after the Ukrainian earlier saved three match points to eliminate last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini. After winning Roland Garros last year to complete a remarkable treble of clay-court victories in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the Pole's turbulent 2025 looked set to hit a new nadir as she found herself a set and a break down against the 12th-seeded Kazakh. Following early exits at the Madrid and Italian Opens this season, Swiatek appeared to be headed for a similarly disappointing result at the tournament she has dominated since her first title in 2020. "Well it was tough you know, first set I felt like I was playing against Jannik Sinner", said Swiatek. "I needed to do something to get back in the game, but with her playing like that I didn't feel like I had much hope." Rybakina hardly put a foot wrong in the first set as she raced into a 5-0 lead, with fifth seed Swiatek finally getting on the scoreboard after a lengthy service game before the world number 11 served out. But the 24-year-old showed her fighting spirit to level up the second set after being broken in the first game by Rybakina. She racked up double-faults on crucial points in the fifth game, but managed to secure a vital hold, which turned the tide of the match. The five-time major winner then broke to love in the very next game, before forcing a decider. Swiatek seized the advantage in the seventh game of the third set, but another untimely double-fault by the Pole in the next game restored parity. At 5-5, Swiatek made her move as she broke Rybakina to 15, before holding for a gritty win.
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Swiatek survives scare to reach French Open quarter-finals
The four-time holder of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen displayed great resilience to win 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in in two hours and 29 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek will next face Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semi-final, after the Ukrainian earlier saved three match points to eliminate last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini. After winning Roland Garros last year to complete a remarkable treble of clay-court victories in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the Pole's turbulent 2025 looked set to hit a new nadir as she found herself a set and a break down against the 12th-seeded Kazakh. Following early exits at the Madrid and Italian Opens this season, Swiatek appeared to be headed for a similarly disappointing result at the tournament she has dominated since her first title in 2020. "Well it was tough you know, first set I felt like I was playing against Jannik Sinner", said Swiatek. "I needed to do something to get back in the game, but with her playing like that I didn't feel like I had much hope." Rybakina hardly put a foot wrong in the first set as she raced into a 5-0 lead, with fifth seed Swiatek finally getting on the scoreboard after a lengthy service game before the world number 11 served out. But the 24-year-old showed her fighting spirit to level up the second set after being broken in the first game by Rybakina. She racked up double-faults on crucial points in the fifth game, but managed to secure a vital hold, which turned the tide of the match. The five-time major winner then broke to love in the very next game, before forcing a decider. Swiatek seized the advantage in the seventh game of the third set, but another untimely double-fault by the Pole in the next game restored parity. At 5-5, Swiatek made her move as she broke Rybakina to 15, before holding for a gritty win. Swiatek now holds a 5-4 head-to-head record over Rybakina, after claiming her first victory against the 25-year-old on the red dirt.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Svitolina stuns Paolini to reach French Open quarter-finals
ELINA Svitolina saved three match points to eliminate last year's runner-up Jasmine Paolini and book her place in the quarter-finals at the French Open on Sunday. The 30-year-old 13th seed roared back to upset the world number four 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 in their last-eight tie. 'I still cannot believe that this match finished my way,' said Svitolina. 'It was a really difficult match today, Jasmine was playing really well. It was really tough for me but I'm very happy I was able to stay composed and fight until the very last point.' Svitolina will next face either triple-defending champion Iga Swiatek or former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina for a spot in the semi-finals. The Ukrainian has never progressed further than the last eight in Roland Garros, falling at that stage four times since her Paris debut 12 years ago. Paolini, who prepared for her tilt at the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen by winning the Italian Open earlier in May, has now fallen to Svitolina in both Grand Slams so far this year. In the third round of the Australian Open, the Italian world number four won the opening set before Svitolina staged a comeback and won the third set to love. On Court Philippe Chatrier, Svitolina forced a decider by outlasting her opponent in a topsy-turvy tie-break after Paolini passed up three match points in the second set, including one in the breaker. 'It was extremely tough but I'm very pleased I was able to win that second set,' said Svitolina, adding her future in the tournament had hung on just two or three points in the set which lasted over an hour. Svitolina then built on that momentum by racing into a 4-0 lead in the third set, before serving out the win at the first time of asking after nearly two-and-a-half hours of battle.
