French Open 2022: Iga Swiatek vs Danka Kovinic – Preview, Predictions, Head to head and Stats

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Top seed Iga Swiatek is set to face Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in the third round of the Roland Garros

Iga Swiatek’s form coming into the match

Iga Swiatek defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 in her first-round match in Paris. Swiatek defeated the Ukrainian in just 54 minutes – her fastest win of 2022. The 2020 Roland Garros champion extended her winning streak on the WTA tour to 29 matches. The Polish star’s winning streak is the longest by any player on the WTA Tour since 2013. In the second round, Swiatek completely decimated America’s Alison Riske 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round.

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Since a run to the Australian Open semi-finals in January, Swiatek has completely dominated the women’s game and won her past five tournaments – Qatar Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, Stuttgart Open, and the Rome Masters. The Polish star is in red hot form and the current World No.1. The top seed certainly looks like the player to beat in this tournament.

Details:

DateSaturday, 28th May
Court typeOutdoor clay court
WatchSony Network and Sony LIV
Start timeTo be announced
VenueStade Roland Garros
Match detailsThrid round match

Danka Kovinic’s form coming into the match

World No.66 Danka Kovinic has been impressive so far in the tournament. In her first match, she came back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, causing an upset over 25th seed Ludmilla Samsonova.

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She followed it up with a convincing straight sets victory against Anna Schmeidlova in the next round. However, she will face an uphill task against the world No.1, Swiatek in the third round.

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