Iga Swiatek opens her Wuhan Open campaign with a straight-sets win over fellow Pole Magdalena Frech, defeating her 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday. The match lasts 1 hour and 42 minutes, and the result sends Swiatek into the next stage of the tournament.
The outlets agree Swiatek is a seven seed and records her 40th victory of the season. Yahoo Sports adds that she starts slowly, including dropping an early service game and trailing 2-0, before winning six straight games to take the first set and then closing out the second set.
With the win, Swiatek positions herself for a possible meeting in the quarter-finals against top seed Aryna Sabalenka, a three-time Wuhan Open champion, should both players advance. One report notes Swiatek and Frech know each other well, and frames her approach as focusing on consistency.
