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Iga Swiatek Scripts Comeback Victory Against Former World No. 1 In Roland Garros 2024 Round 2

Roland Garros 2024: Iga Swiatek avoided the shock of the tournament by scripting a comeback victory against former World number 1. Here are the details.

Roland Garros 2024: World Number 1 Iga Swiatek produced a stunning comeback victory over former World number 1 Naomi Osaka, as the Polish tennis player came from 5-2 down in the third set to win 7-6, 1-6, 7-5. With the win, the title contender moves into third round and will be aimimg to avoid further hiccups, as she and Aryna Sabalenka are the biggest title conteders at French Open 2024.

It was a heartbreaking loss for Naomi Osaka, as she choked the match from match point, and the Japanese received a well-deserveds standing ovation for her exceptional performance against Iga Swiatek, which though paid no dividents.

It was as usual yet another rain-interrupted day at Roland Garros 2024, as the rain has played a spoilsport in interrupting and delaying the fixtures oftenly. However, the centre courts have not endured such problems as they have an option of closing theroof, unlike the side courts with an open roof, and so the epic match between Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka went uninterrupted.

 

Here's How Iga Swiatek And Naomi Osaka Produced 'Potential' Match Of The Tournament

Iga Swiatek endured a rough outing at Court Philippe Chartier as she struggled to close out the match whenever she had the advantage. The first set went to a tiebreaker, where Iga prevailed with a win. However, it was the 2nd set that destroyed any sort of momentum the Polish player had, as Naomi Osaka showed glimpses of her glory days of past and won the second set 6-1.

The Japanese carried the momentum into the third round and reache on the match point, only for a 'certain' World number 1 to script off one of the most iconic comeback victory in Women's Singles history to win the match and progress into Round 3.

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