Top seed Romanian Simona Halep is out of French Open after she lost her fourth-round match 6-1, 6-2 to Poland's Iga Swiatek on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Swiatek ranked 54th in the world, ousted the 2018 Roland Garros champion in two straight sets in the match that lasted for 68 minutes.
19-year-old @iga_swiatek avenges her 2019 loss to Halep, brushing past the No.1 seed in a little over an hour...#RolandGarros
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 4, 2020
Last year, Halep had dropped just a game when she met Swiatek, also in the fourth round. However, it was a completely different story this year, with Halep losing in straight sets.
After securing her first win against a top-10 player, Swiatek will now play her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal.