(Tennis news) Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek extended her unbeaten run to 37 matches after defeating Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-4 4-6 6-3. The result meant that the World Number 1 was able to equal the legendary Martina Hingis’ record of 1997 but admitted that she was finding it difficult to adapt to the grass surface, calling it ‘tricky’. 

Speaking after the match, Swiatek said “Honestly during a match I don't even think about the previous matches and the streak because I don't think it's giving me anything at that point. I would say the grass is pretty tricky for me. I'm not going to lie. I mean, I guess you can see that I'm not playing maybe as efficiently as on other surfaces. Basically my confidence is getting better overall," she continued. "But this tournament is tricky and I'm still figuring out how to play the best game here." 

Meanwhile, American teenager Coco Gauff defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-2 6-3 on Centre Court. The 18 year old broke Buzarnescu's serve in the fourth game and won the fifth game with a 122mph serve, the fastest so far in the women’s category. Gauff broke Buzarnescu’s serve in the first set in just 31 minutes but couldn’t maintain the intensity for the duration of the match, falling in the sixth game of the second set. However, she forced Buzarnescu to make an error and broke her serve in the eighth game. Gauff then went on to serve three successive aces to wrap up the match and set up an encounter with Amanda Anisimova.

Speaking after the match, Gauff said “I'm pretty honoured to be on Centre Court today, especially following Nadal… that's pretty special too. Thank you guys for staying, I know it's been a long day and I appreciate you staying to watch me."  In other results, Simona Halep defeated Kirsten Flipkens 7-5 6-4. Flipkens, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2013 played her final singles match of her career and received a great ovation from the crowd after the match. 

Meanwhile, two time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova defeated Ana Bogdan 6-1 7-6 (7-5) to advance into the third round. The 32 year old Czech player will face Paula Badosa in the next match with the Spaniard defeating Irina Bara 6-3 6-2 in just 72 minutes. Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu was knocked out by Elena Rybakina 6-4 7-6 (7-5) while Amanda Anisimova overcame her compatriot Lauren Davis 2-6 6-3 6-4.

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