Tennis: Poland’s Świątek moves into 2nd round of French Open

Poland's Iga Świątek has moved into the second round of the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, with a 6-2, 6-0 win on Monday against Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine.

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The Polish world No. 1, who triumphed in Paris in 2020, notched up her 29th straight match victory.

2️⃣9️⃣ wins and counting...

The 2020 champion picks up right where she left off, putting on a clinical display to defeat Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 in 55 minutes#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/8KTaethMQJ

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 23, 2022

Świątek will next face the winner of a match pitting American Alison Riske against Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in the women’s singles competition in the French capital.

The Polish player earlier this month won the Italian Open clay-court tournament in Rome, defending her crown and claiming her eighth career singles title.

The 20-year-old, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, in early April took over as the new world number one in women's tennis, becoming the first Pole to top the WTA rankings.

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Source: Eurosport, PAP