Tennis: Poland’s Świątek beats Czech Republic's Vondrousova in WTA Finals opener

Poland's Iga Świątek defeated the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova in her opening match of the season-ending WTA Finals tennis tournament in Cancun, Mexico.

Iga Świątek

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The Polish world No. 2 clinched a 7-6 6-0 victory over the Czech seventh seed in 99 minutes as she kicked off her campaign at the eight-player event in Mexico, news outlets reported.

Finishing strong 💪@iga_swiatek moves past Vondrousova and through her first match in the Chetumal Group!#WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/BFdJFfdd2R

— wta (@WTA) October 30, 2023

Świetny początek Igi Świątek ❗️ Polka wygrała pierwszy mecz podczas #WTAFinals 🎾https://t.co/kDMArTsEol

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) October 30, 2023

Świątek will next face American Coco Gauff, who defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in their first group-stage match, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Coco Gauff pokazała klasę na początek turnieju w Cancun. Amerykanka będzie kolejną rywalką Igi Świątek #WTAFinals https://t.co/0ZPj447YPe

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) October 31, 2023

Job done ✅@CocoGauff defeats Jabeur for her first-ever win at the WTA Finals 👏#WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/SsWOj6zOsw

— wta (@WTA) October 31, 2023

The 2023 WTA Finals event began on October 29 and runs until November 5.

The Polish star this month won the China Open tournament in Beijing, claiming her 16th career singles title.

Świątek last month lost her world No. 1 spot to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after spending 75 weeks on top of the world rankings.

The Pole has a chance to regain her world No. 1 ranking depending on her performance at the season-ending championships, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP