Elena Rybakina fired seven aces in routing top-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final.
Novak Djokovic, six-time Wimbledon champion, will next face Tim van Rijthoven of the Netherlands at Wimbledon 2022 for a place in the quarterfinals.
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Iga Swiatek’s brilliant run is the longest winning streak on the women’s tour since 1997 when Martina Hingis won 37. The Poland star will next face Dutch Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove.
Naomi Osaka enjoyed six aces but had her serve broken five times by Sorribes Tormo, who had already bettered French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Iga Swiatek beat 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round for her WTA Tour-leading 50th victory this season.
Iga Swiatek's ascension was clinched with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland in the second round of the Miami Open.
After the win, Taylor Fritz is projected to rise from No. 20 to a career-high 13th in ATP Tour rankings. Rafael Nadal moves up to No. 3.
Iga Swiatek will face either defending champion Paula Badosa or Maria Sakkari in the Indian Wells Masters 2022 final.
