On the evening of May 13, Beijing time, in the women's singles 1/8 finals of the 2024WTA1000 Rome Tournament, Swiatek played against Kerber, and in the end, Swiatek swept 2-0 in straight sets, won a wave of nine consecutive victories on clay, and broke into the top 8 of this station for four consecutive years, which is really crazy! Kerber, on the other hand, was eliminated.
Swiatek, ranked No. 1 in the world, is also the tournament's top seed and the biggest favourite, and she has not experienced much of a test in her previous matches, showing her ability to win the title; Kerber is the former world No. 1, but now he is only ranked 331st, which is a big gap from his peak. According to statistics, the two have played each other twice before, and Swiatek has an unbeaten record of 2-0, and her comprehensive strength is obviously above Kerber.
In the first set, the two went into a hold battle, and after the first seven games, Swiatek led 4-3. In the eighth game, Swiatek broke first and extended her advantage 5-3. In the ninth game, Kerber broke back, and then held serve with great difficulty to 5-5. In the 11th game, Swiatek held serve 6-5, and in the 12th game, Kerber's serve with no way back was lost again, and Swiatek took the lead 7-5 and led 1-0.
In the second set, Kerber came up and broke to take a 2-0 lead. In the 3rd and 4th games, Swiatek broke 2-2 in a row! In the fifth game, Swiatek scored four straight points to hold serve and overtake 3-2. In the 6th game, Kerber held serve 3-3. In the seventh game, Swiatek held serve 4-3. In the eighth game, Swiatek won back-to-back break points and cashed in for 5-3. In the ninth game, Swiatek cashed in on serve to win the game, 6-3, and eliminated Kerber 2-0.