Iga Świątek Eliminates Plíšková at Wimbledon

Derin Armutcu
Derin Armutcu
calendar_month July 2, 2026 visibility 9 views

Wimbledon excitement continued with a great second-round clash played on Centre Court. One of the world's leading tennis players, the tournament's 3rd seed Polish racket Iga Świątek, faced her experienced Czech opponent Karolína Plíšková. In this prestigious match, which was much more one-sided than expected, the winning side was Iga Świątek, who left the court victorious with sets of 6-1 and 6-3.

Looking at the match statistics, Świątek's clear dominance in almost every area of the game draws attention. Despite not serving any aces throughout the match, the Polish star achieved a very high and impressive success rate of 69 percent on points won on the first serve, and a staggering 86 percent on points won on the second serve. Świątek, who managed to break her opponent's serve six times during the match (6/8 break points), won a total of 63 points, leaving a massive gap between her and her opponent.

On the other hand, former world number one Karolína Plíšková tried to hold onto the match but could not become a partner in the game due to the difficulties she experienced in her own service games. The Czech racket finished the struggle with 2 aces and 5 double faults, while her percentage of winning points from the first serve remained at only 43 percent. Plíšková, who could only take 36 points in total and won 4 games throughout the match, said an early goodbye to the tournament with this result. Świątek, proving once again that she is one of the strongest candidates for the championship, has already set her sights on the next round.

Image: WTA

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