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World No.1 Iga Swiatek awarded walkover, progresses into French Open quarters

In the first set, 22-year-old, Iga Swiatek was leading 5-1 and so just a game away to win the set before her opponent withdrew from the match. Therefore, Iga Swiatek was awarded a walkover. With this win, Iga Swiatek increased her winning streak to 11 in the French Open

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Poland`s Iga Swiatek plays a forehand return to Ukraine`s Lesia Tsurenko during their women`s singles match on day nine of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris. Pic/AFP

Poland`s Iga Swiatek plays a forehand return to Ukraine`s Lesia Tsurenko during their women`s singles match on day nine of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris. Pic/AFP

In the women's singles category, Polish tennis player, Iga Swiatek progresses into the quarter-finals of the French Open on Tuesday after her Ukrainian opponent Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from the match because of illness. Iga Swiatek will face American Coco Gauff in the quarter-final.

The match was played on Court Suzanne-Lenglen for the first time this year. The Ukrainian tennis player, Lesia Tsurenko managed to play the first set, but couldn't carry on because of her bad health condition.

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