World No.1 Iga Swiatek defeated two-time former champion Elina Svitolina in the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday.
Swiatek won the match 6-1, 6-4 in 1 hour and 24 minutes.
The Polish star has now won 25 of her last 26 matches dating back to a fourth-round loss to Jelena Ostaptenko at the US Open last summer, and is on a 13-match winning streak against top 20 players.
13-0 in her last 13 matches against top 20 players 😎@iga_swiatek powers past Svitolina 6-1, 6-4 in Dubai!#DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/sPINypnEeq
— wta (@WTA) February 21, 2024
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