French Open recap: Women – Swiatek creates sensation and beats Halep in 68 minutes – Sport

Sunday’s round of 16

• Simona Halep (WTA 2) – Iga Swiatek (WTA 54) 1: 6, 2: 6
• Kiki Bertens (WTA 8) – Martina Trevisan (WTA 159) 4: 6, 4: 6

Who would have thought that? Simona Halep already failed in the round of 16 in Paris. The winner of the 2018 French Open was Iga Swiatek frankly proven. The 19-year-old Pole swept Halep 6: 1, 6: 2 from the Philippe Chatrier court in just 68 minutes. The winning ratio was 30:12 in favor of Swiatek, who is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his young career. Halep and Swiatek met in the round of 16 at the French Open last year. At that point Halep dropped only one game. Now the tide turned.

Swiatek’s next opponent is Martina trevisan. The Italian also achieved surprise in her round of 16 and knocked world number 8 Kiki Bertens out of the tournament with a 6: 4, 6: 4 victory. Trevisan had entered the main field for the first time in qualifying. at the French Open. Overall, the 26-year-old from Florence only plays her third major tournament. In her first two Grand Slam appearances, Trevisan failed in the opening round.