Iga Swiatek’s ability to win sets in crushing fashion has put her alongside some of the greats of the game.
The world No 1 notched up another 6-0 set in her victory over the Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova at Indian Wells, with statistics confirming Swiatek’s consistency in winning sets without dropping a game is comparable with the all-time greats of tennis
In the open were of tennis, Swiatek is fifth on the list of players who have record 6-0 sets, with a staggering 10.8 per-cent of the Polish star’s sets finishing with the opponent failing to win a single game.
German legend Steffi Graf was also clinical in denying opponents a chance to win a set, as she won 10.9 per-cent of her sets with a zero next to the name of her opponent.
Next on the list is 24-time Grand Slam champion Margaret Court, who won 13.2 per-cent of her sets 6-0, while tennis icon Chris Evert had a record of winning 14.6 per-cent of her sets in the most convincing fashion possible.
British great Ann Jones specialised in winning sets 6-0 as 16 per-cent of her matches included a flawless six games, with Swiatek in very special company as she dishes out what is known in tennis as a bagel.
It has sparked regular comments that Swiatek is the queen of the bakery as she continues to serve up bagels to her rivals, but the 22-year-old is not keen to entertain that kind of talk
“From players’ point of view, I want to kind of be respectful to my opponents and you don’t see the stuff that is behind the scenes,” said Swiatek.
“Sometimes it’s not easy to play such matches and sometimes it’s not easy also for the opponents. I don’t want to talk about the ‘bakery.’ Twitter can talk about it but I’m just going to be focused on tennis.”
