Tokyo 2020: Poland’s Kubot, Świątek move on in Olympic tennis mixed doubles

Poland’s Łukasz Kubot and Iga Świątek have advanced to the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles competition at the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo.

Poland’s Łukasz Kubot and Iga Świątek during their first-round mixed doubles match against France's Fiona Ferro and Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The Polish duo on Wednesday defeated France's Fiona Ferro and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3, 7-6 in their first-round match in the Japanese capital.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

Świątek and Kubot will now face Elena Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev of the Russian Olympic Committee for a place in the semifinals.

In the first round, Vesnina and Karatsev dispatched the top-seeded French team of Nicolas Mahut and Kristina Mladenovic, winning 6-4, 6-2.

Poland's Świątek on Monday crashed out of the women's singles competition in Tokyo, after losing 3-6 6-7 to Paula Badosa of Spain in the second round.

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Source: PAP, Eurosport