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Tennis: Big day for two Polish contenders at French Open

05.06.2021 10:40
Sport fans will be glued to their TV sets as Polish star Iga Świątek, who is defending her women's singles title at French Open tennis tournament, takes on Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit on Saturday afternoon in the third round.
Iga Świątek celebrating her win against Rebecca Peterson in the second round.
Iga Świątek celebrating her win against Rebecca Peterson in the second round. PHOTO: EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Meanwhile, Poland's Magda Linette on the same day takes on Tunisia's Ons Jabeur. Linette, ranked No. 45 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) eliminated world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the second round of the tournament in Paris on Thursday.

The strong showing by the two Polish players so far raises the tantalizing prospect of them facing off against each other in the semi-finals.

Świątek won last year's French Open to claim her maiden Grand Slam title, becoming the first Pole to lift a Grand Slam singles trophy.

The 20-year-old Pole cruised past Sweden's Rebecca Peterson 6-1, 6-1 in their second-round encounter on Thursday.

Świątek on Monday booked her place in the second round of the women's singles with a 6-0, 7-5 victory against Kaja Juvan of Slovenia.

In the women's doubles, Świątek and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States have advanced to the third round in Paris after beating Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam and China's Wang Yafan 7-5, 6-3 on Friday.

(pk)

Source: PAP