Iga Swiatek breezed into the Dubai Tennis Championships last 16 with an emphatic victory over Victoria Azarenka. (More Sports News)
After seeing her match delayed by over four hours due to rain on Tuesday, Swiatek was in no mood to hang around, surging to a 6-0 6-2 win in one hour and 13 minutes.
Swiatek, a beaten finalist in the 2023 edition of the tournament, started the match by serving to love before dominating the opening set.바카라 웹사이트
The Pole was a break up in the second before바카라 웹사이트Azarenka got her first game on the board with a break of her own.바카라 웹사이트
But Swiatek responded in style, winning four of the final five games to set up a meeting with바카라 웹사이트Dayana Yastremska in the next round.바카라 웹사이트
"She's a legend. I have so much respect for her. Her career is outstanding. She라이브 바카라 still playing super good," said Swiatek.
"I just wanted to be ready. We have played a couple of times, so I was aware of how she plays, but I was ready for everything.바카라 웹사이트
"I am just happy that I was바카라 웹사이트very solid, focused and in the zone."
Data Debrief: No early slip-ups from Swiatek
After바카라 웹사이트suffering a shock defeat바카라 웹사이트to바카라 웹사이트Jelena Ostapenko at the Qatar Open last week, Swiatek ensured she responded in style.
Swiatek (90.9%) now holds the best win percentage in opening matches at WTA-1000 events since the format's introduction in 2009바카라 웹사이트(minimum바카라 웹사이트five바카라 웹사이트main-draw appearances).
The world number two has also equalled Kim바카라 웹사이트Clijsters on 51바카라 웹사이트for the most consecutive tournaments played in the 21st century without suffering a first-round defeat.
After her dominant showing in the opening set, Swiatek picked up her 28th 6-0 scoreline in a WTA-1000 event. Only Azarenka (33),바카라 웹사이트Caroline Wozniacki (31) and Simona Halep (29) have won more sets by that margin in the format.바카라 웹사이트
