Iga Swiatek Advances Dominantly at the National Bank Open
Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek demonstrated her superiority at the National Bank Open by defeating China’s Guo Hanyu with a score of 6-3, 6-1. This triumph marks her successful return to competition after her victory at Wimbledon. Swiatek, who previously defeated Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon final, extended her winning streak to 24 consecutive games. The Polish tennis player dominated from the start, securing a 4-0 lead in the first set.In the next round, Swiatek, seeded number two, will face the winner of the match between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia and Eva Lys of Germany. In other notable results of the tournament, American Jessica Pegula, two-time defending champion, also secured her place in the next phase after defeating Maria Sakkari of Greece with a score of 7-5, 6-4. Madison Keys of the United States, seeded number six, defeated Laura Siegemund of Germany with a score of 6-2, 6-1. Naomi Osaka of Japan, former world number one, came back to beat Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, with a final score of 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.I think I played a very solid match today. Playing the first match on hard court after a rather long break from the surface is always tricky, so I’m happy that I focused on myself, adapting to the conditions and playing well.
Iga Swiatek
