Iga Świątek, not without problems, wins her first match at the Olympic Games in Paris

Today in Paris, the tennis competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games commenced. The world's number one player, Iga Świątek from Poland, played her first match against Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, who is ranked 136th in the WTA rankings.

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In the first set, Świątek displayed confident play, winning the first game on her serve and then breaking her opponent's serve. Although Świątek lost her serve once, she managed to break Begu's serve twice more, securing the first set.

The second set was even more intense, with both players minimizing errors. Świątek was the first to falter on her serve, giving Begu the lead. However, she quickly recovered and broke Begu's serve. Świątek led the set 6-5 and dominated the final game, not allowing Begu to take it to a tie-break, winning the game without conceding a single point.

Świątek's performance included no aces, one double fault, and nineteen winners.

2024 Paris Olympics
Tennis, Women's Singles
First Round
Iga Świątek vs Irina-Camelia Begu 6:2, 7:5

Świątek advances to the next round, where she will face the winner of the match between Nadia Podoroska (WTA: 85) and Diane Parry (WTA: 52).

We also note that in parallel with the Swiatek match, the duel between the fifth racket of the world Jasmine Paolini and the 96th number of the WTA rating Anna Bogdan ended. Paolini won 7:5, 6:3.