WATCH: Iga Swiatek gets embroiled in a controversial double-bounce point during her QF clash with Jessica Pegula

WATCH: Iga Swiatek gets embroiled in a controversial double-bounce point during her QF clash with Jessica Pegula

Iga Swiatek

With a win against No. 11 seed Jessica Pegula in the quarterfinals of the French Open on Wednesday, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek extended her unbeaten streak to 33 matches. Swiatek, 21, advanced to the semifinals of the French Open for the second time in her career after defeating American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in Paris.

Swiatek’s victory also puts her in sole ownership of third place on the list of the century’s longest WTA winning streaks, sharing 32 with Justine Henin’s effort from 2007-08.

Anyway, during a match-changing five-game run, Iga Swiatek profited from the chair umpire’s no-call on a double bounce, which handed her a crucial first-set service break.

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“If it was two bounces then I’m sorry”- Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek

During her quarter-final win over Jessica Pegula at the French Open, Iga Swiatek benefited from a missed double bounce at a crucial point. Swiatek and Pegula were both broken in their first service game, but the world No. 1 forced two more breakpoints to share the first six games. Swiatek ran to follow down her American opponent’s backhand drop shot and returned it back over the net to steal the point. 

Pegula cast a curious glance backward towards her players’ box, but she made no protests to chair umpire Emmanuel Joseph. However, television replays revealed that the ball bounced a second time before Swiatek could reach it on the slide.

“That’s a ‘not up’,” said former British No 1 and 1983 French Open semi-finalist Jo Durie who was commentating for Eurosport. “I didn’t spot that at all so I don’t know how the umpire is meant to spot it from his view looking down. That’s very difficult.”

After the match, Iga Swiatek issued an apology for her deed and she made it very apparent that it wasn’t intentional from her side. “I am trying to get to every ball,” Swiatek said. “If it was two bounces then I’m sorry but at that point, I was so focused to get the ball and win the point that I just went forward.”

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