Iga Swiatek edges closer Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic landmark with Wimbledon win

Iga Swiatek has drawn level with Martina Hingis for most consecutive wins on with the victory over Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove being her 37th consecutive triumph on tour. The world No 1 made light work of her opening round clash against Jana Fett, dropping just three games.

But Kerkhove, who was brought back into the main draw as a lucky loser, proved a much tougher competitor on Centre Court. The 30-year-old forced a deciding set against Swiatek, who appeared to be far from her best.

But Swiatek eventually got the break she needed in the third and saw out the match to progress to the third round. It's now an incredible 37 win streak dating back to February when she lost to Jelena Ostapenko at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

That landmark sees her draw level with Swiss tennis legend Hingis, who won five Grand Slam titles in her career. But Swiatek is on course to draw level with Roger Federer if she goes all the way at Wimbledon with the 40-year-old winning 42 straight matches between 2005 and 2006.

"Adding another match to this number is very special," she said. "But when I'm out there, I'm not really thinking about that.

"I'm just trying to play the best tennis possible on grass and the result is going to come. I'm pretty happy it's 37 now and I'm going to do my best to get even more."

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