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The start of another streak? Iga Swiatek raring to go again at Poland Open ahead of summer swing and US Open

When it comes to winning streaks the end is always usually more memorable than the beginning. Certainly that was the case with Iga Swiatek’s 37-match unbeaten run, the longest on the WTA Tour this century, which started against Viktorija Golubic in Doha in February and ended in surprisingly one-sided fashion against Alize Cornet at Wimbledon on July 2. Now Swiatek is starting again, returning to action at the Poland Open in Warsaw this week, hoping to spark another streak ahead of the North American swing.

‘Disaster!’ – Lorena Wiebes, Lotte Kopecky in nasty crash on high-speed descent at Tour de France Femmes

Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) was involved in a nasty high-speed crash on Stage 6 at the Tour de France Femmes. The two-time stage winner was unseated along with fellow sprinter Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and Alena Amialiusik (Canyon/SRAM) with 23km remaining of the undulating run from Saint-Die-des-Vosges to Rosheim. Ad/> “That’s a disaster,” said Dani Rowe on Eurosport commentary as Wiebes sat crumpled on the floor.

Marianne Vos doubles up in yellow on Stage 6 after Lorena Wiebes crash at Tour de France Femmes

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to Stage 6 victory at the Tour de France Femmes to extend her lead in the yellow jersey to 30 seconds ahead of the mountains, and practically secure the green jersey. Vos followed up her victory on Stage 2 with another dominant sprint success, although she was helped by the absence of Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who was unable to latch back on after crashing on a descent at high speed.