By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Monday, July 29, 2024
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek stormed through the first five games crushing Frenchwoman Diane Parry 6-1, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Olympics for the first time.
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French fans roared as home hero Diane Parry walked on Court Philippe Chatrier.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek pressed the mute button on Parry and her supporters.
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A dominant Swiatek stormed through the first five games crushing Frenchwoman Parry 6-1, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Olympics for the first time.
It is Swiatek's 23rd consecutive victory on the red clay of Roland Garros. It comes a little more than a month and a half after Swiatek swept maiden major finalist Jasmine Paolini rolling to a Roland Garros championship three-peat with a stylish 6-2, 6-1 thrashing last month.
Four-time French Open champion Swiatek is a strong favorite to capture her first Olympic gold medal. Swiatek will face China's Xiyu Wang for a quarterfinal spot. Wang defeated Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-1.
The top-seeded Pole Swiatek is bidding to become the second player to win the Roland Garros women’s singles title and the Olympic women’s singles gold medal in the same year –following Hall of Famer Steffi Graf, who remains the only player in history to pull off the single season Golden Slam back in 1988.<