Iga Swiatek suffers shock defeat to Caroline Garcia at Poland Open in Warsaw as clay winning streak ends

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek suffered a shock loss to Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals of the Poland Open in Warsaw. Swiatek, who is returning to the WTA Tour after seeing her 37-match winning run ended in the third round of Wimbledon earlier this month, lost 1-6 6-1 4-6.

Ad/> It is Swiatek’s first clay defeat since the French Open quarter-finals in 2021 and ends her winning streak on the surface at 18. WTA WarsawThe start of another streak? Swiatek feeling 'great' ahead of summer swing4 HOURS AGO World No. 45 Garcia will face world No.

58 Jasmine Paolini in the semi-finals. Swiatek had looked in strong form in her opening two matches in her hometown, only dropping eight games. Djokovic's season and beyond in limbo again Raducanu reveals struggles as younger player But she was quickly behind against Garcia, who was aggressive on returns and broke three times in a row to take the first set.

With the home crowd behind her, Swiatek improved in the second set and reeled off four games in succession to level the match. /> The final set went on serve until Garcia broke in the eighth game. Swiatek hit back to prevent Garcia serving out the match, but the Pole then lost her serve again as she bowed out of the tournament.

Swiatek will now turn her attention to the North American hard swing and is expected to start her US Open preparations at the National Bank Open in Toronto on August 8. Garcia, who beat Emma Raducanu in the second round at Wimbledon, is now 16-3 in her last 19 matches. WTA WarsawSwiatek extends unbeaten run on clay to reach Warsaw quarters20 HOURS AGO WTA WarsawSwiatek makes winning return in Poland to extend clay streak27/07/2022 AT 16:09