Iga Swiatek beats Zheng in Stuttgart to make winning WTA Tour return
Defending champion Iga Swiatek made a winning return to the WTA Tour with victory over Zheng Qinwen in Stuttgart.
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Defending champion Iga Swiatek made a winning return to the WTA Tour with victory over Zheng Qinwen in Stuttgart.
STUTTGART: Top-ranked Iga Swiatek returned from a rib injury with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Zheng Qinwen to reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday as Coco Gauff suffered an upset loss to Anastasia Potapova.
STUTTGART: World number one Iga Swiatek reached the quarter-finals of the WTA Stuttgart event with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen on Thursday (Apr 20) on her return from injury.
Iga Swiatek is looking to bounce back from a rib injury as she looks to defend her Stuttgart Open title, with the world No. 1 in action against Qinwen Zheng on Thursday. Swiatek was forced to pull out of the Miami Open and the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers after suffering an injury during her run to the Indian Wells semi-finals last month.
Iga Swiatek said she has recovered from a rib injury and is ready to defend her Stuttgart Open title, though the world number one concedes she may be a bit rusty following a month-long absence.
Emma Raducanu will start her 2023 clay season this week. The former US Open champion will be competing at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, having received a wild card for the WTA 500 tournament. Ad It will be Raducanu’s first competitive event since she was beaten in a tight match by Bianca Andreescu in the first round of the Miami Open a month ago.
The tennis season is ramping up ahead of its busy summer schedule.