MONTREAL – Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek defeated China’s Guo Hanyu 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday, making a straightforward development to the third spherical of the Nationwide Financial institution Open.
Swiatek, who performed for the primary time since routing Amanda Anisimova 6-0 and 6-0 within the sixth last, took a 4-0 lead, pushing the sport’s profitable streak to 24.
“I feel we performed a extremely strong recreation right now,” Swiatek stated. “It is at all times exhausting to play your first recreation on a tough courtroom after a reasonably lengthy break from the floor, so I am comfortable I’ve centered on myself, adjusted to the scenario and performed effectively.”
On Friday, the second-seeded Polish star can have Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova face Germany’s Everly, the 6-3, 6-4 winner within the night match.
Two-time US defending champion Jessica Pegra additionally superior, topping Greece’s Maria Saccari 7-5 and 6-4. Additionally the fifth seed within the US, Anishimova, defeated New Zealand’s Lulu San 6-4, 7-6 (5).
The sixth seed of the US, Madison Keys promoted Germany’s Laura Sigemund 6-2, 6-1, and former top-ranked Japanese participant Naomiosaka to Russia’s Edgelude Mirasam Sonova to 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
