Iga Swiatek sweeps past Sara Sorribes Tormo to reach third round at Wimbledon, Maria Sakkari loses

Iga Swiatek eased into the third round at Wimbledon with a convincing win over Sara Sorribes Tormo. The four-time Grand Slam champion was far too strong for the world No. 84 as she won 6-2 6-0 in 69 minutes.

Ad Swiatek will next play 30th seed Petra Martic or Diane Parry as she bids to reach the fourth round for a second time. WimbledonWimbledon 2023: Day 3 Order of Play and schedule – When is Djokovic v Thompson?20 HOURS AGO “I am happy that I can play such a solid game and convert what I was practising into matches," said Swiatek. «I feel pretty confident and pretty happy which doesn’t happen often at Wimbledon so I am happy that this is the first year where I feel like I learned a lot and I can adjust my game to grass courts more.» Swiatek looked confident from the start, opening with a love hold and immediately pressuring Sorribes Tormo’s serve.

Although Swiatek missed her first break point when she netted, she took the next as Sorribes Tormo hit into the net. The advantage didn’t last long as an attacking slice from Sorribes Tormo earned her a break-back chance, which she took when the world No. 1 hit long.

But Swiatek ripped a cross-court forehand to make it 15-40 next game and secured a 3-1 lead after a Sorribes Tormo unforced error. Federer was 'truly dreading' retirement Burrage beaten by Kasatkina in second round A love hold followed as Swiatek started to up the aggression on her forehand. It was the backhand that won her the set though as she powered a shot into the corner that Sorribes Tormo couldn’t return.