The current number two in the WTA ranking continues to advance. Swiatek has been superior to a Gracheva who did not play a bad game but was outmatched (6-4, 6-1).
WTA China Open draw
Every Swiatek He was playing his second game in the WTA 1000 Beijing compared to Gracheva. The Pole was coming off a good debut against the always complicated Sara Sorribes after having fallen earlier than expected in Tokyo. Now it was her turn to face a Gracheva who had just beaten Potapova in the debut of the great Asian women’s tournament on the women’s circuit. It was the first confrontation between the two and all the prominence fell to Swiatek who had to reach the next round and be the rival of her compatriot Magda Linette.
Iga Swiatek is already in the round of 16 in Beijing
The French player began by winning the first game blank, but after a few minutes it was Swiatek who began to impose her law by moving her rival from one side to the other and finding winning shots. A double break took him up to 4-1. Varvara Gracheva did not lower her arms and after fighting and encouraged by the public she was able to add two consecutive games that tightened the score to 3-4. Since then Iga Swiatek raised her tennis level again and without major problems with his serve, 6-4 he ended up confirming the first set.
After a long first game of the second set that ended with Swiatek breaking, the rain arrived. The match had to be interrupted and after more than an hour it resumed. Swiatek came out with the best version of himself and without conceding anything to a Gracheva who was being brave. The 4-0 score left the duel almost ready to be decided. The French tennis player fought and was able to make up the score, achieving that game that prevented the Pole from winning with a bagel included. Finally with another break 6-1 Swiatek confirmed his place in the round of 16 after a game in which his feelings improved.
2023-10-03 14:57:21
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