Erratic Iga Swiatek reaches Wimbledon third round, extends winning streak to 37

Swiatek, a 2018 junior champion at the grasscourt Grand Slam, got off to a slow start in her first meeting against her 138th-ranked opponent but recovered to bag four straight games to win the opening set. Dutchwoman Pattinama Kerkhove, who lost in the final round of qualifying but was granted a main draw berth when Danka Kovinic withdrew with injury, did not give up and fought back to win the second set with a crucial break in the seventh game.

Swiatek, who committed 31 unforced errors, found her groove in the deciding set and nosed ahead with a break of serve in the fourth game and then took a 4-1 lead. It proved enough for the 21-year-old to go on and win in two hours and four minutes.

Swiatek will next meet Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, who earlier defeated American Claire Liu 6-3, 6-3, for a chance to match her best performance at the All England Club where she reached the fourth round in 2021.