After her victory against Garcia in Miami, Swiatek sets a new record and surpasses Serena Williams

Le 22/03/2025 à 11h43 par Arthur Millot

After her victory against Garcia in Miami, Swiatek sets a new record and surpasses Serena Williams

After her straight-sets win against Caroline Garcia (6-2, 7-5) in Miami, Iga Swiatek added a new record to her career.

The Polish player has joined the exclusive circle of players with the most consecutive opening-match wins in WTA 1000 tournaments.

With 25 consecutive opening-match wins in WTA 1000 events, the 23-year-old becomes the first player to achieve this record since the introduction of the new format in 2009.

Benefiting from a bye, the Polish player began her tournament directly in the second round against Garcia.

She has now surpassed Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, who each had 23 consecutive first-round wins.

Her compatriot Maria Sharapova rounds out the podium with 19 consecutive first-round victories.

Defeated by young Andreeva in the semifinals of Indian Wells (7-6, 1-6, 6-3), the four-time Roland-Garros champion hopes to do better in Florida.

The Polish player is still seeking a title in 2025 and will face Mertens in the third round.

Andreeva, Mirra [9]

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1

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Swiatek, Iga [2]

6

3

Mertens, Elise [27]

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Swiatek, Iga [2]

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Garcia, Caroline

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Swiatek, Iga [2]

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Miami

Tableau

Iga Swiatek

2e, 8553 points

Serena Williams

Non classé

Maria Sharapova

Non classé

Victoria Azarenka

137e, 555 points

Caroline Garcia

314e, 211 points

Elise Mertens

21e, 1964 points

many yet to come..

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"Her compatriot Maria Sharapova..."
WTF????
Poland != Russia, at least not yet (well, maybe in Putin's dreams)

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well spoted @Siny.. that means maybe the articles created by AI algorithms..

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