French Open: Swiatek joins select group with grand slam semi-final double

Iga Swiatek continued her outstanding form as she cruised into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 win over Jessica Pegula, joining an elite list of young players to have reached the final four in the year's first two grand slams.

In racking up her 33rd consecutive win, the world number one ensured she followed up her semi-final appearance at this year's Australian Open with another deep run at Roland Garros.

On the day after her 21st birthday, 2020 French Open champion Swiatek joined a select group of players in managing that feat, with only six women making back-to-back semi-finals at the tournaments at a younger age than the Pole since the turn of the century.

They are Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic, Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova.

Having become just the fourth woman this century to win five consecutive tournaments on the WTA Tour coming into Roland Garros, Swiatek will go into her semi-final clash against Daria Kasatkina confident of taking another step towards a second grand slam title.

2 - Iga #Swiatek has reached the SFs in both Australian Open and #RolandGarros 2022: in 2000s, only Hingis, Henin, Clijsters, Ivanovic, Bouchard and Sharapova have reached the SFs in the first two Grand Slams of the season younger than her. Pearl.@WTA_insider @WTA pic.twitter.com/HN8b6tduzP
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