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This is the longest winning streak on the women’s circuit since 1997. Martina Hingis had 37 consecutive victories in 1997 before losing in the French Open final.
The first 35 wins in Swiatek’s happy streak have come on hard or clay courts.
After dominating early in the match, Swiatek trailed 3-1 in the second set before she turned the tide and won the next five games. She saved five break points to avoid going down 4-1.
The 21-year-old Polish was playing her first match since her victory at Roland-Garros earlier this month.
As for Serena Williams, she lost at Wimbledon for her singles return to the circuit. His last game was played at the All England Club a year ago. She was then injured in her first-round duel.
The holder of 23 Grand Slam titles faced the French Harmony Tan on the Central.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the second round. The 25e seed, who won the Eastbourne tournament last weekend, beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Kvitova triumphed at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014.
Ranked 11e, Coco Gauff came from behind to defeat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. Finalist at Roland-Garros, the 18-year-old American scored the decisive break at 5-5 in the final set, on her sixth break point of the game.
Gauff converted just four of the 25 break points offered to him by the 54-ranked Romaniane.
In other matches, the Czech ranked 13e Barbora Krejcikova defeated Belgium’s Maryna Zanevska 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Other seeds who also won in the first round included No. 4 Paula Badosa, No. 5 Maria Sakkari, No. 12 Jelena Ostapenko, and No. 33 Zhang Shuai.
On the other hand, the Olympic champion and 14e Seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic lost 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to China’s Wang Qiang. Seeds number 18, Jil Teichmann, number 20, Amanda Anisimova, and number 27, Yulia Putintseva also met the same fate.
Nadal passe
On the men’s side, Spaniard Rafale Nadal has begun his quest for a 23e Grand Slam title in fine fashion, even though he needed four rounds to defeat Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo.
Nadal signed a 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory as he tries to win a third consecutive major tournament.
It was Nadal’s first match since conquering Roland-Garros and the three weeks of inactivity sometimes appeared: he finished the match with 41 unforced errors against 23 winners.
For his part, Grigor Dimitrov withdrew from his first-round match against American Steve Johnson after being visited by a sports therapist for a leg injury.
The 18e seeded won the first set 6-4, but trailed 5-2 in the second. The 31-year-old Bulgarian then stopped playing on court number 2.
Reilly Opelka, ranked 15eAlex de Minaur, 19eJenson Brooksby, 29e and Sebastian Baez, 31ealso reached the second round.
Feliciano Lopez, for his part, saw his record participation come to an end in the first round. The Spaniard was participating in a Grand Slam tournament for the 81e times, tying Roger Federer’s mark.
His tournament ended in three sets, however, with Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp winning 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Lopez participated for the 20e times at Wimbledon, as many times as Jimmy Connors, two from the mark held by Federer.
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This is the longest winning streak on the women’s circuit since 1997. Martina Hingis had 37 consecutive victories in 1997 before losing in the French Open final.
The first 35 wins in Swiatek’s happy streak have come on hard or clay courts.
After dominating early in the match, Swiatek trailed 3-1 in the second set before she turned the tide and won the next five games. She saved five break points to avoid going down 4-1.
The 21-year-old Polish was playing her first match since her victory at Roland-Garros earlier this month.
As for Serena Williams, she lost at Wimbledon for her singles return to the circuit. His last game was played at the All England Club a year ago. She was then injured in her first-round duel.
The holder of 23 Grand Slam titles faced the French Harmony Tan on the Central.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the second round. The 25e seed, who won the Eastbourne tournament last weekend, beat Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Kvitova triumphed at the All England Club in 2011 and 2014.
Ranked 11e, Coco Gauff came from behind to defeat Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. Finalist at Roland-Garros, the 18-year-old American scored the decisive break at 5-5 in the final set, on her sixth break point of the game.
Gauff converted just four of the 25 break points offered to him by the 54-ranked Romaniane.
In other matches, the Czech ranked 13e Barbora Krejcikova defeated Belgium’s Maryna Zanevska 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Other seeds who also won in the first round included No. 4 Paula Badosa, No. 5 Maria Sakkari, No. 12 Jelena Ostapenko, and No. 33 Zhang Shuai.
On the other hand, the Olympic champion and 14e Seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic lost 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to China’s Wang Qiang. Seeds number 18, Jil Teichmann, number 20, Amanda Anisimova, and number 27, Yulia Putintseva also met the same fate.
Nadal passe
On the men’s side, Spaniard Rafale Nadal has begun his quest for a 23e Grand Slam title in fine fashion, even though he needed four rounds to defeat Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo.
Nadal signed a 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory as he tries to win a third consecutive major tournament.
It was Nadal’s first match since conquering Roland-Garros and the three weeks of inactivity sometimes appeared: he finished the match with 41 unforced errors against 23 winners.
For his part, Grigor Dimitrov withdrew from his first-round match against American Steve Johnson after being visited by a sports therapist for a leg injury.
The 18e seeded won the first set 6-4, but trailed 5-2 in the second. The 31-year-old Bulgarian then stopped playing on court number 2.
Reilly Opelka, ranked 15eAlex de Minaur, 19eJenson Brooksby, 29e and Sebastian Baez, 31ealso reached the second round.
Feliciano Lopez, for his part, saw his record participation come to an end in the first round. The Spaniard was participating in a Grand Slam tournament for the 81e times, tying Roger Federer’s mark.
His tournament ended in three sets, however, with Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp winning 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.
Lopez participated for the 20e times at Wimbledon, as many times as Jimmy Connors, two from the mark held by Federer.
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