MONTREAL — Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek simply superior to the third spherical of the Nationwide Financial institution Open, beating Guo Hanyu of China 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday.
Enjoying for the primary time since routing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 within the Wimbledon closing for her sixth main, Swiatek raced to a 4-0 result in push her video games profitable streak to 24.
“I feel I performed a very stable match immediately,” Swiatek mentioned. “Enjoying the primary match on arduous courtroom after a reasonably lengthy break from the floor is at all times difficult, so I am completely satisfied that I simply targeted on myself, adjusted to the situations and performed properly.”
On Friday, the second-seeded Polish star will face Eva Lys of Germany, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in an evening match.
Two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula of the USA additionally superior, topping Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-5, 6-4. The fifth-seeded Anisimova, additionally of the USA, beat Lulu Solar of New Zealand 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Sixth-seeded Madison Keys of the USA beat Germany’s Laura Siegemund 6-2, 6-1, and former top-ranked participant Naomi Osaka of Japan rallied to edge Liudmila Samsonova of Russia 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3.