Iga Świątek secures longest winning streak since Serena Williams in 2015
Iga Świątek has earned her 25th consecutive victory at the Italian Open, recording the longest winning streak since Serena Williams’s run in 2015.
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Tennis-Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 25 matches by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
World number one Iga Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 25 matches by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-1 in the last 16 of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
Nahki Wells’ Bristol City future becomes clearer
Bristol City have made striker Nahki Wells available for transfer this summer – but the Robins’ hierarchy are hoping to recoup some of the seven-figure fee they spent on the Bermudan in 2020, according to BristolLive.
'Drained' Elina Svitolina to skip French Open
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine said on Wednesday she will skip the French Open, telling AFP the Russian invasion of her country had been "draining". "Unfortunately this year is going to be the year that I'm going to miss it," Svitolina replied when asked if she would play at Roland Garros, which runs from May 22 to June 5.
Danielle Collins overcomes Simona Halep at Italian Open as epic 82-minute first set proves key
Danielle Collins advanced to the last 16 of the Italian Open after coming through a bruising meeting with Simona Halep. The Pietrangeli Court crowd in Rome were given an evening treat as a dramatic first set lasting 82 minutes — and which contained a remarkable six breaks of serve — saw the balance of the match swing one way then the other.
Swiatek eases into last-16 in Rome, Pliskova ousted
Champion Iga Swiatek breezed past Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse with a 6-3 6-0 victory to move into the Italian Open last-16 while Switzerland's Jil Teichmann ended Karolina Pliskova's run of reaching three successive Rome finals with 6-2 4-6 6-4 win on Wednesday (May 11).
