French Open 2022 - Iga Swiatek dominates Lesia Tsurenko to win in straight sets in first round

World No.1 Iga Swiatek made light work of her first round clash with Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko to progress in straight sets at the French Open and extend her phenomenal winning run. It took the Polish player less than an hour to book her place in the second round, and was delighted with her performance at Roland-Garros. Ad/> «I love playing here, even though the last couple of days have been rainy.

Paris has this vibe. I really love playing here. I am really glad I found my rhythm and it was a pretty good match for me”, she said.

/> Roland-Garros'Utterly dominating' — Swiatek storms to opening victory with ease at French OpenAN HOUR AGO Rain has caused delays to some games, but Swiatek’s dominance was uninterrupted as they played under the roof. Speaking about the conditions, she said, „It is more humid. But honestly I don't mind.

When I played two years ago we basically played indoors so I'm pretty used to it. I'm glad I got a chance to practice here on the indoor court.“ Swiatek has now won 29 matches in a row, but she is staying grounded, saying, „I'm pretty sure that I can (still lose a game) but I just want to keep going. I know my streak may stop one day so every day I want to be focused on my tennis and not on stats or numbers.

Focus on my game and be in a bubble that will help me be consistent. I have done that in the past few weeks and I will continue doing that here.“ /> After an early break in the first set, Swiatek raced into a 3-0 lead in her French opener, and when Tsurenko dared to win a game back, the No.1 responded by winning eight success points to move to within a game of the first set. Showing she is human after all, a double fault from Swiatek gave Tsurenko the chance to pull a break back, which she