LONDON — World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised into the Wimbledon second round with a 6-1, 6-3 mauling of China's Lin Zhu on Monday in a fine start to her quest for a first Grand Slam title on grass.
Swiatek, who won the French Open title for the third time last month to make it four Grand Slam crowns, has yet to get past the fourth round of the London major.
Swiatek, 22, looked good in her movement on the surface and showed no signs of any effects of the illness that had ruled her out of her Bad Homburg semifinal on Friday. «I felt really confident.
I felt like I did a very good job,» said Swiatek, a former junior champion at Wimbledon. «I feel really good after Roland Garros.
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