Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: World No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland collected her 36th consecutive match-win on Tuesday as she moved past Croatian qualifier Jana Fett 6-0, 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon. Opening Centre Court play on Tuesday, top seed Swiatek needed 1 hour and 14 minutes to best World No.252 Fett, who was playing just her third Grand Slam main draw. Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: World No.1 Iga Swiatek sails past qualifier Jana Fett to enter second round at Wimbledon
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In her first match since she won the Roland Garros final, Swiatek was dominant in the first set but was heavily tested by Fett in the second set. Fett increasingly drew errors from the top seed as the match progressed, and held five break points to take a commanding 4-1 lead in the second set.
But Swiatek’s powerful groundstrokes held her in good stead overall, and she squeaked her way out of that peril before grabbing the last five games of the match. Swiatek converted six of her 10 break points on the day.
Former Top 100 player Fett is now 0-3 against Top 10 players in her career. Fett famously held two match points against Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the 2018 Australian Open — an event Wozniacki would go on to win.
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: World No.1 Iga Swiatek sails past qualifier Jana Fett to enter second round at Wimbledon