Sawt Falasteen - Swiatek thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 in 51 minutes to reach French Open last 16

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Swiatek thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 in 51 minutes to reach French Open last 16 / Photo: Thomas SAMSON - AFP

Swiatek thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 in 51 minutes to reach French Open last 16

SPORTS 03.06.2023

Iga Swiatek sent out a message to her French Open title rivals by thumping Chinese player Wang Xinyu without losing a game to reach the fourth round on Saturday.

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The world number one, aiming to become the first woman to successfully defend the trophy at Roland Garros since Justine Henin in 2007, won 6-0, 6-0 in just 51 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Swiatek, who also won the title in 2020 and is targeting a fourth Grand Slam triumph, will face either 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu or Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Monday for a quarter-final berth.

Her path to the final was made easier earlier Saturday by the withdrawal of Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, a possible last-four opponent, due to illness.

That news did not put the 22-year-old off her stride, as she smashed 21 winners past her bewildered 80th-ranked opponent.

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Sawt Falasteen - Swiatek thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 in 51 minutes to reach French Open last 16

Swiatek thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 in 51 minutes to reach French Open last 16

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