Players · 7 dispatches
Iga Swiatek
All dispatches about Iga Swiatek. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Elise Mertens 14th in the world after Beijing: Jean-Pol predicted it, and 12th too
Elise Mertens, 30, is now world No. 14 in the WTA rankings published Monday, after beating Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek in Beijing and then losing the semi-final to Zheng Qinwen. Her…
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Mertens wins a 7-0 tie-break against Swiatek: Maxime discovers the tie-break
Elise Mertens beat Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3 in the quarter-final of the WTA 1000 in Beijing, winning the first-set tie-break 7-0, a first against the Pole on the tour. She plays Zheng…
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Mertens asks Belgians to cheer her on in Beijing, Jean-Pol is still looking for a flight
Elise Mertens plays Zheng Qinwen on Saturday at 1 pm in the Beijing Masters 1000 semi-final, after beating Iga Swiatek 7-6, 6-3. Before the match, she asked “all Belgians” to come and…
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Mertens finally beats Gauff after five defeats: Jean-Pol saw it coming, bar the sixth
Elise Mertens, world No. 19, beat Coco Gauff, No. 4, 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Beijing on 7 October. It is her first win over…
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Eurosport pundit fears shorter sets, the club player does the maths
On 19 September 2026, Eurosport journalist Olivier Canton criticised Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek. In his view, that kind of behaviour feeds the idea that sets should be made shorter, an option…
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US Open quarter-finals ended at 3.33am, and the C30.4 has done the maths
The 2026 US Open quarter-final day lasted 16 hours, from 11.30am on Tuesday to 3.33am on Wednesday, with four fifth sets. In the women’s draw the entire top 6 reached the quarters…
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Alcaraz on court until 3.33am, and the C30.4 notes that his club shuts at midnight
Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton played until 3.33am at the US Open, in a match that started at 11.05pm and lasted a little over four hours. It is the latest finish in…