At the Australian Open earlier this year, the 32-year-old accomplished a career milestone by defeating former world No. 1 Simona Halep and moving on to her maiden major quarterfinal. Cornet, who is competing in her 62nd straight Slam match, tying Ai Sugiyama’s record, remarked, “I’m like excellent wine. I’ve found that in France, good wine ages beautifully.
I’m having one of the best seasons of my career, which is surreal. best seed After being broken in her first two service games, Swiatek was put in a difficult position from the beginning of the match and was unable to even the playing field. In the second set, the 21-year-old broke at her first opportunity, but Cornet immediately broke back, taking the final six games of the 93-minute match.
Since losing to Jelena Ostapenko in February in Dubai, Swiatek had not dropped a set, winning her last six competitions, including the French Open. Despite dominating on clay and hard courts, she had acknowledged that she was still learning how to play on grass. Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, a lucky loser, was a tough opponent for her to beat in the second round, and it took her three sets to win.
