World No.1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek has advanced to the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia and extended her winning run to 27 matches, thus equaling Serena Williams’ hot streak from 2015.
In Saturday’s Rome semifinals, Swiatek broke eighth-ranked Aryna Sabalenka six times to record a comfortable 6-2 6-1 victory. In her four victories this week in Rome, two of which were over Grand Slam champions Victoria Azarenka and Bianca Andreescu, Swiatek dropped a total of just 17 games and achieved the longest streak on the WTA Tour since Serena Williams went 27 unbeaten between the 2014 WTA Finals and the 2015 Madrid Open.