By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 12, 2023
Final yr Iga Swiatek tore by 37 consecutive wins from February to July, notching a streak that noticed her declare titles in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome and Roland-Garros.
Quick ahead a yr, and it’s time for Swiatek to defend the streak. She’s going to take her place within the Qatar Whole Open draw subsequent week, the spot the place her unimaginable run started.
Swiatek tied Martina Hingis for the longest WTA profitable streak since 1997 – the joint longest WTA profitable streak since 1990.
She should face challenges early in Doha the place she is the highest seed. Right here is how Swiatek’s path to the title lays out (if the seeds maintain).
R1 ByeR2 Danielle CollinsQF [7] Belinda Bencic or Victoria AzarenkaSF [3] Coco Gauff or Barbora Krejciova or [8] Veronika Kudermetova or Liudmila Samsonova or Petra KvitovaF [2] Jessica Pegula or [3] Caroline Garcia or [5] Maria Sakkari
See the total Doha draw under:
Iga’s draw at Doha might go (after Bye)
R2 CollinsR3 Bencic or AzarenkaQF Gauff/ Kudermetova/ Kvitova/ KrejcikovaSF Sakkari / GarciaF Pegula pic.twitter.com/ULDzPYoxXz
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) February 12, 2023
Swiatek, who went 67-9 in 2022, and 21-2 on the Slams and towards High-20 gamers, is 6-2 on the season. The World No.1 will defend 6,270 rating factors between now and the tip of Roland-Garros, a good portion however not at all all of her 10,485 rating factors.
21-year-old Swiatek misplaced to Jessica Pegula at United Cup, and was defeated by eventual runner-up Elena Rybakina within the spherical of 16 on the Australian Open.
