Tennis: Poland’s Świątek makes quarterfinals at Adelaide Int'l

Poland’s Iga Świątek has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International tennis tournament in Australia, with a straight-set win over Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

Polish tennis player Iga Świątek.

Photo: Darek Matyja/Polish Radio

The 20-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 9 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), saw off the Canadian player 6-1, 6-2 in their second-round encounter on Thursday.

💯 Good one today. Glad that I was able to prevail because it's one of my goals for this year.

💯 To był dobry mecz. Jednym z moich celów na ten rok jest dominować na korcie i dziś to zrobiłam. pic.twitter.com/gAFHLGWyik

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) January 6, 2022

I'm sure we will have many close matches in the future @leylahfernandez
Thank you for today. #respect https://t.co/oO680ZNRyV

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) January 6, 2022

Up next for the Polish tennis star at the pre-Australian Open tournament in Adelaide is Belarusian former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, who defeated local favourite Priscilla Hon 6-3, 7-5.

Świątek, who last month teamed up with a new interim coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, is defending her title at the Adelaide International.

The Polish player reached the fourth round of the women’s singles at the 2021 Australian Open.

Świątek in October 2020 won the French Open, claiming her maiden Grand Slam title and becoming the first Pole to lift a Grand Slam singles trophy.

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Source: PAP