Tennis: Poland’s Świątek through to 3rd round in Rome

Poland’s world No. 1 Iga Świątek has advanced to the third round of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, with a straight-set win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania.

Iga Świątek in action against Elena-Gabriela Ruse in Rome on Wednesday.

Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

The Polish top seed eased past the 57th-ranked Romanian player 6-3, 6-0 in 68 minutes in the second round of the women's singles in the Italian capital on Wednesday, tallying her 24th consecutive victory.

No.1 Iga Swiatek is up and running in Rome.

The defending champion tallies her 24th consecutive win, defeating Elena-Gabriela Ruse 63 60.

Swiatek has tallied 9 bagel sets on tour in 2022 (12 including BJK Cup). No other player has more than 4.#IBI22 pic.twitter.com/5wd6rKkr3q

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 11, 2022

24 - Iga #Swiatek is the first female player to win 24+ consecutive matches since Serena #Williams in 2015 (between the WTA Finals 2014 and Madrid 2015). Havoc.@WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/oSqUmME3IW

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) May 11, 2022

Świątek, who is defending her title at the clay-court tournament in Rome, had a bye in the first round. She will now face former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus for a place in the quarterfinals.

🍝 Ciao Roma! Good to be back after a year. I love the atmosphere here. #clayclayclay #pastapastapasta 😅

🍝 Nareszcie w Rzymie po roku przerwy. Dobrze znów grać na mączce w Europie! pic.twitter.com/WeqCZvmciH

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) May 11, 2022

The 20-year-old Pole last month won the Stuttgart Open tournament in Germany, claiming her seventh career singles title.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com