a relentless one Iga Swiatek shut the door on German Eva Lys with a 6-0, 6-1 victory on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the first grand slam of the year for the second time.
Swiatekfive-time grand slam champion, He entered the match having lost just 10 games in the tournament and the Pole sent another warning to his title rivals by demolishing Lys in 59 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena.
“Brilliant, This is my first night session and I am delighted to have the opportunity to play at the Rod Laver ArenaSwiatek said.
“I enjoyed myself, which is the most important thing. (…) I am still 23 years old, so there is still a lot to improve. I feel like I’m not at my best. But these games give me a lot of confidence“.
Swiateksemi-finalist in 2022, he managed to break Lys’ serve for the first time thanks to one of his few winning forehands and the 23-year-old player didn’t take his foot off the accelerator to close out the first set in 24 minutes.
Lys, world number 128, enjoyed a historic run after replacing Anna Kalinskaya in the main draw despite losing in the qualifying round, but the kyiv-born player suffered on Monday.
Lys smiled and raised his fist when he took a 40-30 lead after giving up the first three games and received a standing ovation from the crowd when he held on a game to avoid the dreaded “double donut.” Swiatek will face Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals.
Source: La Verdad
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