Iga Świątek defeated Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva 6–0, 6–7 (8–10), 6–2 in the 2nd round of the WTA 1000 women’s hard court tennis tournament in Cincinnati. In the 1st round, Magdalena Fręch defeated Czechwoman Marie Bouzkova 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.
Tournament in Cincinnati It’s the first one he competes in swiątek after games in Paris. Bronze medalist competition in the French capital, she did not participate in the competition in Toronto due to fatigue.
World ranking leaderwho had “free entry” in the first round, started very well game born in Russia Gracheva. The first set gently she won 6:0one in the second she was already driving 4:1. However, the Pole had a moment of weakness.
When you are standing 5:2 Świątek wasted four balls on her opponent’s serve and, in addition, broke in the following game. In game 12 she missed another opportunity to close out the match and a tiebreaker was necessaryin which she succumbed 8-10.
The third set was tied at 2:2. From this point onwards student of coach Tomasz Wiktorowski she won four games in a row and after two hours and 11 minutes entered the round of 16.
It was the second meeting between these tennis players and Świątek’s second victory. Her next opponent will be Marta Kostiuk, number 15. He has a 2-0 record against the Ukrainian.
It lasted even longer, two hours and 14 minutes. Fręch vs Bouzkova match. The Pole took revenge on the Czech for Auckland’s defeat in January.
In the second round she will face a Chinese woman Qinwen Zheng (No. 7) – gold medalist from Paris, who defeated Świątek in Olympic semifinal.
IN Cincinnati also occurs Magda Linete. The day before, she defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter 2:6, 6:0, 7:5 in the opening match, and her next opponent will be Russia’s Lyudmila Samsonova (No. 10).
Linette he also plays doubles, together with the American Peyton Stearns. In the first round, they defeated American tennis players Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, seeded eighth, 3-6, 6-4, 10-8. Their next opponents will be Czech Linda Noskova and Russian Diana Sznajder.
Tournament in Cincinnati For many players, this is the final test before the final Grand Slam event of the season – the New York US Open – which starts on August 26.
Singles 2nd round match result:
Iga Świątek (Poland, 1) – Varvara Gracheva (France) 6:0, 6:7 (8-10), 6:2
Singles first round result:
Magdalena Fręch (Poland) – Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) 3:6, 6:4, 6:3
Doubles Round 1 Match Result:
Magda Linette, Peyton Stearns (Poland, USA) – Sofia Kenin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands (both USA, 8) 3:6, 6:4, 10-8
