Iga Swiatek tops the list of players with interesting stats at the Roland Garros in the second round.
The 2023 Roland Garros in Paris has been overwhelmed with several thrills, upsets, excitement, and records attained by the participating players.
As the second round of the Gand Slam is concluded and reaches its fourth round, here are 5 interesting players' stats according to Opta Ace.
1 - Swiatek's record dominance
Iga Swiatek now holds a record of 23-2 at Roland-Garros. In the Open Era, only two players claimed more wins in their first 25 women's singles matches at the event - Chris Evert and Monica Seles (24 each).
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2 - Swiatek breaks Graf's record
Following a 6-4 6-0 win over Claire Liu in the second round, Iga Swiatek has now surpassed Steffi Graf's (10.7%) for the percentage of sets in women's singles Grand Slams won with a 6-0 scoreline, at 11.1% (17/153) - min in 100 sets played.
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3 - Croatian history
A first since 2019, Borna Coric progressed to a fifth third round in the men's singles at Roland-Garros, becoming the fifth Croat to achieve this feat in the Open Era - Franulovic, Ivanisevic, Ljubicic, Cilic.
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4 - Teenage history
Mirra Andreeva became the seventh player under the age of 17 to reach the third round in women's singles at Roland Garros since 1993. Three were eventual finalists at the event - Majoli, Hingis, and Serena Williams.
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5 - Rybakina continues to break grounds
Elena Rybakina claimed her 30th match win of 2023 after defeating Linda Noskova in straight sets - excluding the BJK Cup. The most Rybakina has achieved in an entire calendar year is 37, in 2022.
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