Tennis: Poland’s Świątek through to Stuttgart quarterfinals

Poland’s world No. 1 Iga Świątek has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament in Germany, with a straight-set win over Zheng Qinwen of China.

Iga Świątek in action against Zheng Qinwen in Stuttgart on Thursday.

Photo: EPA/RONALD WITTEK

The Polish top seed rolled past the 25th-ranked Chinese player 6-1, 6-4 in one hour and 26 minutes in the second round of the women's singles on Thursday, news outlets reported.

Swiatek powers through 🔋 @iga_swiatek defeats Zheng and will face Pliskova in the Stuttgart quarterfinals!

#PorscheTennis pic.twitter.com/2tGmr2YLmK

— wta (@WTA) April 20, 2023

Świątek, who is defending her title at the clay-court tournament in Stuttgart, had a bye in the first round. She will now face former world No. 1 Karolina Plíšková of the Czech Republic for a place in the semifinals.

Zadanie wykonane ✅
Iga Świątek melduje się w ćwierćfinale 🔽https://t.co/8azDCmmzNn

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) April 20, 2023

🎾 Quarterfinal tomorrow #porschetennis
🎾 Jutro ćwierćfinał #stuttgart pic.twitter.com/wwfoVzHeV1

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) April 20, 2023

The 21-year-old Pole, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, has topped the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) world rankings since April last year.

The Polish player in February won the Qatar Open tournament in Doha to claim her 12th career singles title.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com