Tennis: Poland’s Linette enters 2nd round of Wimbledon

Poland’s Magda Linette has made it through to the second round of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, with a straight-set win over Jil Teichmann of Switzerland.

Polish tennis player Magda Linette.

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The 31-year-old Pole overpowered the 25-year-old Swiss player 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the women's singles at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament in the British capital on Monday.

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Linette, who is ranked world No. 24 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), will next face Barbora Strýcová of the Czech Republic for a place in the third round.

Meanwhile, Poland’s Iga Świątek has booked a spot in the second round of the women's singles at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-3 win over China's Lin Zhu on Monday.

Świątek next takes on Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo.

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Source: PAP