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Right now, whenever Iga Swiatek steps on the court, she is either breaking a record or making a new one. In today’s second-round match at the French Open, she breezed past American tennis player Alison Riske.
In the process, she created another record, which has now put her in the same bracket as Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Martina Hingis and others.
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Iga Swiatek joins WTA legends for the most ‘Bagels’
Today, at the French Open second round, Swiatek won the first set, 6-0, which is called ‘bagel’ in tennis. Incidentally, she also inflicted a bagel in her previous match against Ukrainian, Lesia Tsurenko. Also, she has picked up a knack for securing bagels in the past few tournaments as well. Famously, she won the Miami Open final against Naomi Osaka, 6-0.
In total, she has 15 bagels this season, as of 26 May 2022. According to the statistics of WTA, Serena Williams won the most number (25) of sets 6-0 in a single season, and that was in 2013. In 2003 and 2005, Kim Clijsters had the most number of bagels, i.e. 13 and 15, respectively. Then Martina Hingis held this record on two separate occasions, namely 2000 and 2001, and in both of those years, she won 6-0, 17 and 16 times, respectively. Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka also had this record in 2012, when she had 15 bagels.
Since 2000: Most 6-0 sets in a single season:
25: Serena Williams, 2013
18: Kim Clijsters, 2003
17: Martina Hingis, 2000
16: Vera Zvonareva, 2008
16: Martina Hingis, 2001
15: Victoria Azarenka, 2012
15: Kim Clijsters, 2005
15: @iga_swiatek, 2022**As of May 26 pic.twitter.com/sWkEl0IlAB
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) May 26, 2022
Now, Swiatek is 8th on this list and if she beats her next opponent and wins a set by 6-0, she could move up to fifth.
Swiatek is vying for her 6th back-to-back title at the French Open
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In 2020, Iga was relatively an unknown player on the WTA circuit. Despite that, she won the French Open title without dropping a single set throughout the entire tournament. In the final, she beat Sofia Kenin in straight sets to win her maiden Grand Slam title.
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅(that's what 3️⃣0️⃣ straight wins looks like)
No.1 @iga_swiatek cruised 6-0, 6-2 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen this afternoon:#RolandGarros
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
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Watch This Story: Rise of a superstar – Iga Swiatek’s victorious moments on the WTA tour
Now, in 2022, as an overwhelming favorite for the Suzanne-Lenglen cup, she is looking for her second Grand Slam title. Also, she’s on a 30-match winning streak at the moment and could create yet another record with another victory. After dominating from start to finish against Riske, in a 6-0 6-2 victory, she will next face Danka Kovinic. It is safe to say that she will be the favorite in that match as well.
