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Swiatek continues title defence on birthday

Women's world number one Iga Swiatek will hope to celebrate her birthday by moving a step closer to a third successive French Open title in Paris on Friday.

Four-time major winner Swiatek, who turns 23 on the day of her third-round match at Roland Garros, continues her campaign against 42nd-ranked Czech Marie Bouzkova.

Swiatek had to save a match point as she was pushed to the brink by Naomi Osaka in a three-hour, three-set thriller on Wednesday.

But the Pole came through that challenge to extend her winning streak at the clay-court Slam to 16 consecutive matches, and she remains on course to become only the second women's player in the Open Era to win three consecutive French Open titles.