PARIS—Here’s one measure of just how dominant Iga Swiatek has been as the French Open begins Sunday:
The 28-match winning streak accumulated by the new No. 1 in the WTA rankings has been surpassed by only three women since 2000—Venus Williams (35 in 2000), Serena Williams (34 in 2013) and Justine Henin (32 in 2008), all former No. 1s, all owners of multiple Grand Slam titles.
Pretty heady company.
“Well, I know that the pressure is going to come, for sure, and I know that on clay, maybe the media are going to call me the favorite,” said 2020 French Open champion Swiatek, whose first-round match against 121st-ranked Lesia Tsurenko is scheduled for Monday….