Alize Cornet

2022 - 7 - 2

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Alizé Cornet stuns Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon to end 37-game win ... (The Guardian)

Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight sets defeat to Alizé Cornet at Wimbledon as her 37-match winning streak came to an end.

Swiatek has enjoyed so many one-sided wins in her 37-match streak that she has hardly ever had to dig deep but she settled down and got one of the breaks back. Unable to close out the game, she dropped her serve and from then on, there was a strange inevitability to the set as Cornet ripped through six straight games to clinch another stunning victory. Having needed to rest after winning in Paris, she came into Wimbledon without playing any warm-up event and had struggled in her second-round match against Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove of the Netherlands. Iga Swiatek knew it, and when she saw the name of Alizé Cornet alongside her in the third round here, the Pole probably knew her time was up. I’m still so motivated and I still have the fire in me.” “I had this belief even with her wins, I thought if there is a moment you can beat her, it’s now, on grass so I was just believing very hard and I have the best team by my side and the best crowd.

Wimbledon 2022: Alize Cornet stuns Iga Swiatek to bring an end to ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

Alize Cornet caused one of the shocks of 2022 by dumping world No. 1 Iga Swiatek out of Wimbledon at the third-round stage.

Cornet consolidated the break of serve in the sixth game. It appeared Swiatek had found a foothold in the match when breaking her opponent’s serve in the second game, but Cornet hit back. Cornet showed signs of pressure when a serve did not even reach the bottom of the net. But as well as being extremely talented, she is strong mentally and got the break at the fourth time of asking. "I think this court is a lucky charm for me. Swiatek's response was to hit the ball harder.

Iga Świątek loses to Alizé Cornet in Wimbledon third round, snaps ... (The Athletic)

World No. 1 Iga Świątek snapped her 37-match win streak by losing her third-round match 6-4, 6-2 to Alizé Cornet at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Manchester United in advanced negotiations for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez Świątek struggled against Cornet, who took an early 3-0 lead in the first set. Manchester United in advanced negotiations for Ajax's Lisandro Martinez Cornet, the world No. 37, handed Świątek only her fourth loss of the year. I knew I could win it. The third tennis Grand Slam of the year kicks off this week with Serena Williams in the field and Novak Djokovic favored on the men's side.

Wimbledon: France's Alizé Cornet knocks out world number one Iga ... (FRANCE 24)

Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon in straight sets on Saturday by French veteran Alize Cornet, ending the world number one's 37-match winning streak.

In reaching the fourth round, the French player matches her run at Wimbledon in 2014, when she beat Serena Williams in the third round. She had not lost a match since her defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in February at Dubai, winning her past six tournaments, including the French Open. The top seed was on the back foot right from the start of the match, broken in her first two service games, and could not get back on level terms.

Iga Swiatek Has 37-Match Win Streak Snapped With Loss to Alize ... (NBC Chicago)

Top-ranked women's tennis player Iga Swiatek had her 37-match winning streak snapped after falling to Alize Cornet in the third round of Wimbledon.

Cornet responded with six straight games to complete the stunning upset and end a remarkable run. "I think this court is a lucky charm for me." Her victory comes eight years after she upset No. 1 Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to Wimbledon’s Round of 16 in 2014.

Iga Swiatek run ended as Alize Cornet pulls off another big ... (Limerick Leader)

Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Alize Cornet to join Coco Gauff in exiting Wimbledon on the sixth day of the Championships.

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Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak ended by Alize ... (Sky Sports)

Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Alize Cornet at Wimbledon as her 37-match winning streak came to a stunning end.

Today with the wind it was not that easy. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android The 30-year-old Romanian, who returned to the All England Club this year for the first time since winning here in 2019, said: "It has been a good match. "What can I say? "It is just a huge privilege to play on this court, I was so excited and to play Coco, an amazing player. It has put Anisimova, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2019, through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time.

Wimbledon 2022 -- Takeaways from Iga Swiatek's shocking loss to ... (ESPN)

On Saturday, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek lost in the third round -- an upset few, if any, predicted. What happened? We break it down.

In the work she has been doing with her sports psychologist, Daria Abramowicz, Swiatek said she has been preparing for how she'll feel when she loses. When Alize Cornet beat then world No. 1 Serena Williams at the same stage and on the same No. 1 Court in 2014, she explained that her secret was putting one more ball in the court and "annoying" Serena in the process. She is too good not to get there eventually, but it might take her a few years before she's really competing for the title.

BREAKING: Alizé Cornet snaps Iga Swiatek's 37-match win streak in ... (Tennis Magazine)

In 2014, Alizé Cornet stunned Serena Williams in a third-round Wimbledon contest on No. 1 Court to end the world No. 1's 34-match win streak.

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Wimbledon: Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak ends with ... (CBSSports.com)

Upsets aren't uncommon in the tennis world -- even the greatest players of all time don't regularly run of long strings of tournament victories.

Upsets aren't uncommon in the tennis world -- even the greatest players of all time don't regularly run of long strings of tournament victories. I was pretty confused about my tactics," Swiatek said after the match. "I have no words right now.

Iga Swiatek run ended as Alize Cornet pulls off another big ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Roland Garros runner-up Coco Gauff had already been knocked out of SW19 earlier in the day.

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon)July 2, 2022 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon)July 2, 2022 It has put Anisimova, who made the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2019, through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time. — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon)July 2, 2022 An upset was on the cards early on when Cornet, who made the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January, broke the first seed twice early on. Iga Swiatek suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Alize Cornet to join Coco Gauff in exiting Wimbledon on the sixth day of the Championships.

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