Swiatek 'playing better' despite end of French Open reign

The 24-year-old saw her winning streak in the event ended at 26 matches by Sabalenka in the semi-finals, suffering just the third defeat of her career at the clay-court Grand Slam. Swiatek, who won a treble of the Madrid, Italian and French Opens on clay last year, has not reached a WTA final since and is set to drop to seventh in the world rankings. But she looked more like her old self in Paris, right up until she collapsed in the deciding set against Sabalenka. "I played some quality matches.