Tennis: Poland’s Świątek reaches Australian Open 4th round

Poland’s Iga Świątek has advanced to the fourth round of the women’s singles competition at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne.

Poland's Iga Świątek celebrates winning her third-round match against Russia's Daria Kasatkina at the Australian Open tennis tournament on Saturday.

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The 20-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 9 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated Russia's Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-3 in their third-round match at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Up next for the Polish tennis player at the Australian Open is Romania's world No. 38 Sorana Cirstea.

Świątek, who last month teamed up with a new interim coach, Tomasz Wiktorowski, 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.

Meanwhile, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, Magda Linette and Kamil Majchrzak have all crashed out of this year's Australian Open singles in the second round.

The Australian Open runs until January 30.

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Source: IAR