The Polish Iga Swiatekalthough lackluster, did not disappoint this Monday in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 in Rome, where she defeated the German Angelique Kerber in two sets, 7-5 and 6-3.
The Polish steamroller, the top favorite on the Italian clay, did not show all his usual potential, but he was once again effective in the final and decisive reach to seal his presence in the quarterfinals.
He suffered more than expected against number 331 in the ranking, which gave him a battle in the first match, where, apart from being uncomfortable due to the good play of his rival, Swiatek could not sentence when he had of up to five set points. in the same game. He had to wait to get his win back, for the third time in that match, the eighth in the first set.
His second set was not much better, as he started by losing his serve and gave his rival a two-game advantage that he had to recover, after almost two hours of play, to seal his ticket to the quarterfinals for the first time that he has. .
In the next round, number 1 will face the American Madison Keys (18)who this Monday defeated the Romanian Sorana Cirstea.
Source: La Verdad
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