Paris: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek knocked out Romania’s Simona Halep in the fourth round of the French Open today(October 4). Swiatek is the only teenage player to reach the fourth round of the event. The 19-year-old thumped 30 winners and outplayed Halep in all areas of the court to win 6-1, 6-2 in just an hour and seven minutes.
Swiatek’s win on the Court Philippe Chatrier ended a career-best 17-match winning streak for Halep. After losing the first set in just 26 minutes and then losing her first service game at the start of the second, Halep fought desperately tried to fight back.
“I felt I was playing perfectly, she said. Even I am surprised that I could do that.” French Open organizers say two players have been removed from the girls’ junior tournament after testing positive for the coronavirus. The girls were not named.
