2022 Wimbledon NOW
Cornet closes Swiatek's 37-game dominate streak; arrives at fourth round at Wimbledon
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Alizé Cornet dazed Iga Swiatek to hand the World No.1 her first misfortune in quite a while.
Alize Cornet crushed Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of Wimbledon, finishing the World No.1's wonderful success streak at 37 matches. The triumph places the 32-year-old Frenchwoman into the Round of 16 at Wimbledon interestingly starting around 2014.
Cornet's triumph over Swiatek is her most memorable complete-game dominate over a supreme World No.1 since scoring a comparative outcome in the third round of Wimbledon in 2014. Then, Cornet paralyzed No.1 Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to progress to her most memorable Round of 16 at The Championships.
"It helps me to remember the time I beat Serena on similar court, quite a while back precisely," Cornet said on court after the success. "This court is a four leaf clover for me."
"I think these sort of matches are the thing I'm living for, what I'm rehearsing for each day. I realized I could win it. I had the conviction."
In January, Cornet arrived at a profession achievement by overcoming previous No.1 Simona Halep to progress to her most memorable significant quarterfinal at the Australian Open. In the primary round, Cornet tied the ladies' record for most back to back Grand Slams played, matching Ai Sugiyama's sign of 62.
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