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The Guardian - UK
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Iga Swiatek fights back at French Open after Zheng suffers menstrual cramps

Iga Swiatek shakes hands with her opponent, Zheng Qinwen, after fighting back to extend her winning run to 32 matches.
Iga Swiatek shakes hands with her opponent, Zheng Qinwen, after fighting back to extend her winning run to 32 matches. Photograph: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images

Faced with her first major test of the French Open she is so heavily favoured to win, Iga Swiatek embraced the pressure, recovering from a set down to defeat Qinwen Zheng 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals.

The victory means Swiatek has won 32 matches in a row, tied with Justine Henin for the third-longest streak of the 21st century. She has now reached the quarter-finals in each of the last three years.

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