Defending champion Iga Swiatek moved one step closer to a fourth straight Roland Garros title with a 6-2 7-5 win over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian on Court Suzanne Lenglen Friday.
Swiatek, a four-time Roland Garros champion in the past five years, was dominant early. She needed just 35 minutes to wrap up the opening set, never facing a break point and securing two breaks of serve. It was the kind of clinical performance that has become her trademark on Parisian clay.
But the world No. 60 Cristian wasn’t going down without a fight.