Italian Open: Poland’s Świątek into women's singles 3rd round

Poland’s Iga Świątek has eased into the third round of the women's singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, with a "double-bagel" win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Poland's Iga Świątek in action at the 2023 Italian Open.

Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

The Polish world No. 1 ousted the unseeded Russian player 6-0, 6-0 in just 66 minutes in their second-round encounter on Friday.

Back to her old habits 🔥

Two-time champ @iga_swiatek collects her 1️⃣2️⃣th consecutive Rome victory, defeating Pavlyuchenkova 6-0 6-0 #IBI23 | @WTA pic.twitter.com/p4xnzUyoof

— Internazionali BNL d'Italia (@InteBNLdItalia) May 12, 2023

Up next for the Polish tennis star at the clay-court tournament in the Italian capital is the winner of a match between Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko and American Bernarda Pera.

66 minut 6:0 i 6:0 - Iga Świątek w piątek w biurze #wta #wtarome
WIĘCEJ
🎾https://t.co/DEbnQTsEGI pic.twitter.com/u07pPI6FUu

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) May 12, 2023

Poland's Świątek won last year's Italian Open. She also triumphed in Rome in 2021.

Hat trick in the making for Swiatek 👀@iga_swiatek def. Pavlyuchenkova in Rome moving on to round 3! #IBI23 pic.twitter.com/HLeencgk0E

— wta (@WTA) May 12, 2023

The 2023 Italian Open runs until May 21.

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Source: PAP, wtatennis.com