Iga Swiatek staged a dramatic comeback to defeat Elena Rybakina in the Roland-Garros Round of on June, 2025, keeping her quest for a historic fourth consecutive French Open title alive. The Polish world No. was pushed to the brink by Rybakina, who dominated early with a 6-1 first set and broke Swiatek’s serve to start the second.
Swiatek, showing remarkable resilience, fought back to take the second set 6-3 and ultimately prevailed 7-5 in the deciding set after two hours and 31 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier Rybakina, representing Kazakhstan and the only player to have beaten Swiatek twice on clay, looked poised for another upset before Swiatek’s intensity and consistency turned the match in her favor.
This win marks Swiatek’s 25th consecutive victory at Roland-Garros, tying her with Monica Seles for the second-longest streak in tournament history and putting her just four wins behind Chris Evert’s all-time record Swiatek now advances to face Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals as she aims to make more history in Paris.
