Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to nine straight matches by defeating Germany’s Eva Lys on Friday night at the Canada Open in Montreal.
The reigning Wimbledon champion posted a comfortable victory of 6-2, 6-2 at Omnium Banque Nationale.
Swiatek is the second seed in the tournament and bidding for a back-to-back title after clinching the Wimbledon crown.
In seven service games, Swiatek faced a grand total of one break point (which she saved). Meanwhile, she was able to break the serve of Lys four times and force six break points en route to a straight-sets win.
After allowing Lys to win just two games and one game respectively in their first two meetings, Iga Swiatek dropped four games in this match against Lys, bringing the total games won by Lys to just seven compared to the 36 games won by Swiatek.
“I’m happy I just did my job.”
“I just focused on myself and knew what my plan was,” she said. “Eva played some great down the lines and was able to play some fast balls. It wasn’t easy.”
The Pole will face No. 16 seed Clara Tauson in Sunday’s Round of 16, their first meeting since 2022. She’s won both prior matchups and will look to keep that streak intact as they play for a spot in the Montreal quarterfinals.
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Iga Swiatek’s notable stats as she bids for Canadian Open title in Montreal:
- Swiatek has only dropped eight games in four sets in Canada after winning her sixth Grand Slam singles title nearly a month ago at the All England Club, and has been the top seed with the easiest path through the draw at the WTA 1000 event so far.
- With two wins thus far in Montreal coming off the heels of her Wimbledon title, Swiatek has now won nine consecutive matches, and 12 of her last 13 matches, as she has discovered some of the best form of her career to date.
- Swiatek remains undefeated in WTA Tour matches against German opponents, advancing her record against them to 12-0. Only Helga Schultze (21-0) has more WTA Tour wins against German players without a loss.
- At WTA 1000 events, Swiatek has won 18 of her last 19 Round of 16 matches, losing only to Ekaterina Alexandrova last season in Miami.
