Australian Open: Iga Swiatek on meeting Rafael Nadal & being a role model
Poland's Iga Swiatek, who shot to fame by winning the 2020 French Open title as a 19-year-old, is the latest WTA Tour star to feature in a BBC Sport column.
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Another major, another fourth round for sizzling Swiatek
MELBOURNE :Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek continued her consistent streak at Grand Slams, dominating from the baseline to roll over Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to storm into the Australian Open fourth round.
Iga Swiatek outplays Daria Kasatkina in key moments to reach fourth round of Australian Open with straight-sets win
Iga Swiatek is into the second week at the Australian Open for the third straight year after dismantling Daria Kasatkina in straight sets. In a match featuring a number of long rallies between big hitters, Swiatek outplayed her opponent in the key moments — saving eight of the nine break points she faced — to win 6-2, 6-3. Ad/> It made the former French Open winner the only woman to have reached the fourth round of the last six Grand Slam tournaments.
Swiatek sails through to fourth round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE : Poland's former French Open champion Iga Swiatek dominated from the baseline to roll over Daria Kasatkina of Russia 6-2 6-3 on Saturday to storm into the Australian Open fourth round.
Australian Open: Second seed Aryna Sabalenka into round three as Garbine Muguruza loses
World number two Aryna Sabalenka is through to the Australian Open third round but third seed Garbine Muguruza suffered an early exit in Melbourne.
Sabalenka survives service meltdown to avoid seed exodus
MELBOURNE : World number two Aryna Sabalenka survived a complete service meltdown to rally for a 1-6 6-4 6-2 victory over Wang Xinyu and avoid joining an exodus of top women's seeds early on Thursday at the Australian Open.
Seeds Garbiñe Muguruza, Anett Kontaveit depart Australian Open in second round
Former Australian Open finalist Garbiñe Muguruza crashed out of this year's tournament as she succumbed to a surprise second-round 6-3, 6-3 loss to France's Alize Cornet.
Garbine Muguruza knocked out of the Australian Open by Alize Cornet, Iga Swiatek eases through
Garbine Muguruza has been knocked out of the Australian Open in straight sets, losing to Alize Cornet 6-3 6-3. The 2020 Australian Open finalist had not answer to Cornet's aggression form the baseline and it is the first time the Spaniard has fallen at the second round since 2018. Ad/> For Cornet, the 31-year-old will be playing in the third round for the first time since 2018.