Switek won the first set 6-4.
It was a service that required only one break.
Iga Swiatek takes a 5-4 advantage with Liudmila Samsonova serving. Switek took the first set 6-4.
A very loose service game from Samsonova who started making unforced errors with her groundstrokes.
Switek’s serving was dominant and she now has 22 consecutive service holds and counting.
With the first set tied at 4-4 and both players on serve, below are the serving statistics of Iga Swiatek and Liudmila Samsonova.
Swetek: 66 percent of first serves, 84 percent of first serve points won, 50 percent of second serve points won.
Samsonova: 63 percent of first serves, 73 percent of first serve points won, 78 percent of second serve points won.
Iga Swiatek, still just 22, is only the ninth player to reach a century of weeks at world No. 1 since computerized rankings were introduced in 1975. Twice, once at 75 weeks and once at 25 weeks, it has stabilized its position. As a dominant force in women’s tennis, has been hitting the field at a remarkable clip since her full WTA Tour debut in Auckland on December 31, 2018.
