2023-05-12 15:02:09
The world N1 Iga Swiatek offered herself a quiet warm-up for her entry into the Rome tournament.
In this second round match, the 21-year-old Polish recited her tennis for 1 hour and 20 minutes against Pavlyuchenkova (506th) who tried everything, in vain, to disrupt the big favorite of the competition. Swiatek did not concede a single game against the 31-year-old Russian (6-0/6-0)
The double title holder will meet the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (68th) or the American Bernarda Pera (32nd) in the next round.
«The competition is very tough this year“said the Polish woman leaving the court. “I’m happy to be back, I have a lot of confidence here, but every tournament is a new journey, you have to stay focused“, she added.
For his part, the seeded number 10 Félix Auger Aliassime disappointed again. The Canadian was knocked out by the Australian Alexei Popyrin (77th) after more than three hours of combat (6-4/4-6/7-5).
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