Swiatek Survives Scare to Reach Wimbledon Third Round
- Iga Swiatek defeated Caty McNally 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 on July 3, 2025, at Wimbledon to reach the third round in London.
- Swiatek and McNally, former junior doubles partners and 2018 Roland Garros junior champions, faced a tough match where Swiatek saved five break points.
- The 24-year-old five-time Grand Slam winner started well, improved accuracy in the second set, and set up a clash with Danielle Collins.
- Swiatek said, "I started the match well, so I knew that my game was there," and "I knew that at the start of the second set I had to be more accurate."
- Swiatek became the third player this century, following Amelie Mauresmo and Serena Williams, to advance to at least the third round in 22 straight women's singles Grand Slam tournaments.
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Since this week, Wimbledon's tennis tournament has been running. Read here why the player Iga Swiatek provided a curious moment:
Iga Swiatek Vs Caty McNally, Wimbledon: Ex-World No. 1 Overcomes Early Scare To Enter Third Round
Iga Swiatek is the third player this century to reach the third round for 22+ consecutive women's singles Grand Slam appearances, after Amelie Mauresmo and Serena Williams. In fact, she is the fourth player in the Open Era to reach that stage in the first 22+ women's singles Grand Slam events in a decade
Swiatek fights back, reaches Wimbledon 3rd round
Iga Swiatek may not love the grass, but she relishes a battle whatever the surface and showed all that fight and bullish determination as she recovered to beat American Caty McNally 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 and reach the Wimbledon third round on Thursday.
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