World No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland moved into the medal rounds of the 2024 Paris Olympics, advancing past No.8 seed Danielle Collins of the United States 6-1, 2-6, 4-1 ret. on Wednesday. Swiatek is currently on a 20-match winning streak on clay.
Top-seeded Swiatek was forced to regroup after being overpowered by Collins in the second set, but the Pole eventually eased ahead 4-0 in the third set before Collins stopped play after two hours of action.
With her wins at the 2024 Games, Swiatek adds to her legacy of success at Roland Garros, the site of the tennis event at the XXXIII Olympiad. After four victories this week, Swiatek is now 39-2 on the historic grounds, including winning four French Open titles in the last five years.
Collins, playing in her final season on tour at the age of 30, was the lone American to make it into the quarterfinals. Collins was a set away from her first career victory over a reigning World No.1 in five attempts, but she was unable to complete the match and fell to 1-7 against Swiatek.
Moving ahead, Swiatek will face a second straight Top 10 player when she meets No.6 seed Zheng Qinwen of China in the semifinals. Zheng ended the career of former World No.1 Angelique Kerber earlier on Wednesday, edging the German in a third-set tiebreak.
The winner of that match will reach the gold-medal final, and the loser will play for the bronze. Swiatek has a commanding 6-0 head-to-head lead over Zheng.
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