Tennis: Poland's Świątek advances to the Madrid Open's round of eight

The Polish tennis superstar Iga Świątek progressed to the 1/8 finals of the clay courts WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Madrid on Saturday.

Iga Świątek

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In her Madrid Open's third round match, it took just over an hour and a quarter for the current leader of the women's world tennis rankings to defeat Romania's Sorana Cirstea, ranked 30th, 6:1, 6:1.

Stand and deliver 💥@iga_swiatek | #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/FQ0DbdTvxw

— wta (@WTA) April 27, 2024

Due to her WTA position, Świątek received a bye in the first round - and in the second round she won 6:1, 6:4 against China's Xiyu Wang, ranked 52nd.

Pedal to the metal 🔥@iga_swiatek | #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/cJ0JmTff2h

— wta (@WTA) April 27, 2024

Fighting for the quarterfinals, the Pole will now face Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo (55th), who defeated the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (26th) in the 1/16.

Swiatek after beating Cirstea in Madrid

“You were runner up last year & had a great match against the winner. The next step is only one.”

Iga: “Still a long way to go. Every tournament is a different story. It doesn’t really matter what happened last year. I think that match… pic.twitter.com/o1H0EJxTgw

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 27, 2024

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Source: IAR