Iga Swiatek won’t be hard on herself as winning streak ends at Wimbledon
World number one Iga Swiatek insisted she would not be hard on herself after her remarkable 37-match winning streak came to an end at Wimbledon.
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Badosa digs deep to beat Kvitova and book Halep date in fourth round
LONDON : Fourth seed Paula Badosa dug deep to edge two-time former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 7-5 7-6(4) on Saturday and book her spot in the fourth round of the Championships.
Paula Badosa Beats Two-Time Champion Petra Kvitova To Reach Wimbledon Last 16
World number four Paula Badosa defeated two-time champion Petra Kvitova on Saturday to reach the Wimbledon fourth round, where she will face another former winner, Simona Halep. The Spaniard triumphed 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to make the last 16 for a second successive year at the All England Club.
Badosa digs deep to beat Kvitova and book Halep date in Wimbledon fourth round
Petra Kvitova 7-5, 7-6(4) on Saturday and book her spot in the fourth round of the Championships. The Spaniard, who made the same stage in 2021 at the grasscourt Grand Slam, will next meet the last remaining former Wimbledon champion in the women's draw, Romanian Simona Halep, for a place in the quarter-finals. "Petra is a champion and for me one of the biggest challenges is to play Petra on grass," Badosa said on court.
Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak ends at Wimbledon
Cornet, ranked 37, took advantage of an error-strewn performance from her Polish opponent to win 6-4, 6-2 on Court 1 in their third-round tie. Swiatek made a total of 33 unforced errors in an uncharacteristically sloppy display, compared with just seven by Cornet.
Simona Halep thrashes Magdalena Frech on return to Wimbledon
Former champion Simona Halep soared into the fourth round of Wimbledon on Saturday with a commanding 6-4, 6-1 victory over Poland's Magdalena Frech.
Former champion Simona Halep thumps Magdalena Frech to reach Wimbledon fourth round
The 30-year-old Romanian, who returned to the All England Club this year for the first time since winning the grasscourt major in 2019, came into match having beaten Frech in both their previous meetings. Despite a stiff breeze blowing across Court two, Halep started in aggressive fashion to build up a 4-0 lead and although the 92nd-ranked Frech managed to get a break of serve back, it was not enough to stop her opponent from winning the first set. Playing her maiden third-round match at a major, Frech also cancelled out an early break at the start of the second set but Halep regained the lead immediately and celebrated with a clenched fist and repeated slaps on her thigh.
Former champion Halep thumps Frech to reach Wimbledon fourth round
LONDON : Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep soared into the fourth round of the Championships on Saturday with a commanding 6-4 6-1 victory over Poland's Magdalena Frech.