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Paris 2024: Swiatek Begins Olympic Bid With Victory Over Begu
NFLParis 2024: Swiatek Begins Olympic Bid With Victory Over BeguPublished 7 mins ago on July 27, 2024By Grant Jimmy
Gold medal favourite Iga Swiatek begun her Olympic campaign with a testing victory over Irina-Camelia Begu in Paris.
Polish world number one Swiatek has won the past three French Open titles at Roland Garros and is almost untouchable on clay.
But she had to fight hard in a tight second set to see off the Romanian 6-2 7-5.