The world number one aims to become the first woman to successfully defend the trophy at Roland Garros since Justine Henin in 2007, winning 6-0, 6-0 in just 51 minutes at Court Philippe Chatrier to reach the round of 16.
In 57 of the 17 Grand Slam matches of his young career, Swiatek has already won 19 sets for his love.
But she knows what it feels like to be on the wrong side of the donut, having dropped three sets herself in a 6-0 Grand Slam victory, even though all of those were her first two Grand Slam appearances in 2019 – one in a match she won. against Monica Puig. .
“I don’t really want to talk about it,” Swiatek said of the “Iga bagel factory,” because I really understand why people do it, because it’s fun and tennis is entertainment and everything.
“But from the players’ point of view, I want a kind of respect for my opponent and you don’t see things behind the scenes.
“Sometimes it’s not easy to play such matches and sometimes it’s not easy for opponents either. I don’t mean ‘bakery’. Twitter can talk about it, but I will just focus on tennis. »
Swatyk, also a 2020 champion and seeking a fourth Grand Slam win, will face Ukraine’s Lesya Tsurenko in the quarter-finals on Monday.
Her path to the final was made easier earlier on Saturday after Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, a potential Final Four competitor, withdrew due to illness.
However, the 22-year-old was not deterred by the news, as she smashed through 21 winners ahead of her bewildering 80th-ranked opponent.
Swiatek has now won the bagel in four of the six sets she has played at the tournament so far.
Tsurenko joined compatriot Elina Svitolina in the last 16 with a 6-1 6-1 victory over 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.
The world number 66 scored 20 winners to Andreescu’s six.
“The next match is the biggest challenge on the tour right now. It’s number one in the world,” Tsurenko said.
“We played recently and it wasn’t going well for me, well, it wasn’t really bad but she’s really strong.”
He defeated Swatic Tsurenko in the first round of the 2022 French Open and in the round of 16 at this year’s Italian Open, winning 6-2 and 6-0 each time.
