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Swiatek whisks past Wimbledon champion into semis – Roland-Garros

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It required an audacious bid to up the ante just to get her name on the board for 1-all in the second set.

A roar went up when Vondrousova held to snap the Pole’s streak of 20 consecutive games across three matches in Paris, but Swiatek’s focus and intensity was unwavering.

She completed the result on the back of 25 winners, including 21 off her forehand and having claimed 23 of 26 first-serve points.

Vondrousova could only praise the top seed’s performance as she now shifts focus to her Wimbledon title defence.

“She’s, I feel like, way better than anyone else on clay, and especially here. Yeah, it’s very tough,” she said.

“I feel like on the court you have nothing to… maybe offer or she’s just too strong here. Yeah, I didn’t feel bad, but overall in the rallies, I felt like she’s just better… She’s very confident here, you know, especially on that court… I feel like she just pushes you every rally. I feel like you just go crazy every point.”

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