Canadian Open 2022: Iga Swiatek consummate in win over Ajla Tomljanovic, Coco Gauff also through to last 16

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek eased into the last 16 of the Canadian Open by seeing off Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic.

Swiatek's 6-1 6-2 victory owed much to the speed at which she came out of the blocks at the start of the match in Toronto, showing no signs of a hangover from her quarter-final loss at the recent Poland Open. Ad Tomljanovic fought to find a way back into it in the second set, but it was to no avail with the Pole one of the WTA Tour's most impressive frontrunners for a reason.

WTA TorontoImproving, not just winning, on Swiatek's mind ahead of Toronto opener10 HOURS AGO After her dominant start to the year, Swiatek's past six weeks have been less successful, seeing her 37-match unbeaten run come to an end in the Wimbledon third round with defeat to Alize Cornet, and then being knocked out in the Warsaw last eight by another Frenchwoman, Caroline Garcia. However, in the first set against Tomljanovic it felt like business as usual for the Pole, steaming into a 5-0 lead as yet another of her opponents steeled themselves to receive the dreaded bagel from the rampant 21-year-old.

Tomljanovic avoided that fate by belatedly getting on the board, but Swiatek served out her next game to take it 6-1 after the Australian dragged a forehand wide. ‘She changed tennis’ – Raducanu on ‘inspirational’ Williams 'She gave us a path to follow' — Williams tributes pour in from younger generation Top seed Swiatek, who declared ahead of the tournament that she was seeking «improvement as well as winning», motored on in the start of the second too — breaking in the first game — as Tomljanovic struggled to find the answers on the other side of the court.