Pretty weird: Swiatek on fastest career win in French Open Round 4

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 2, 2024 18:28 IST

Iga Swiatek said that she felt “weird” after breezing past Anastasia Potapova to book a berth in the quarterfinals of the French Open 2024 women’s singles. On Sunday, the World No.1 beat her Russian opponent 6-0, 6-0 at Philippe-Chatrier.

Swiatek, who turned 23 years old on May 31, took only 40 minutes to win the match and recorded her fastest career win. Swiatek made only 2 unforced errors and conceded 10 points on her way to beating Potapova, who was blown away on Centre Court.

Iga Swiatek ‘in the zone’

Swiatek, who had to save a match point in her second-round contest against 4-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, brought forth her A-game. The Pole said that she was “in the zone” throughout the match and focused on her game.

“It felt the same. I was just really focused and really in the zone – I wasn’t really looking at the score so I just continued playing my game and working on the stuff that I wanted to work on. It went pretty quickly, pretty weird,” Swiatek said on the on-court interview.

Swiatek had a winning percentage of 94 and 82 from her first and second serves respectively, showing how dominant she was against Potapova. She converted 6 out of 8 break points chances and did not give Potapova a single chance to break her serve.

Currently, on an 18-match winning streak at Roland Garros, Swiatek will next be up against the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova, who defeated Olga Danilovic in straight sets on Sunday.

Vondrousova returned to the Roland Garros quarters for the first time since 2019 when she became the runners-up. The odds are stacked against Swiatek in the quarter-final as she has a 3-0 lead over Vondrousova on the WAT circuit. In all 3 meetings, the Polish star beat Vondrousova in straight sets.