Swiatek Thrashes Wang 6-0, 6-0 In 51 Minutes To Reach French Open Last 16

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

Paris, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 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.

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.

"It was a really solid performance from me. It's not easy to stay disciplined and keep your focus," said Polish star Swiatek.

"I took care of everything and I'm pretty happy with my performance." Swiatek, who also won the title in 2020 and is targeting a fourth Grand Slam triumph, will face 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.

Swiatek has now secured bagels in four of the six sets she has played in the tournament so far.

Tsurenko joined compatriot Elina Svitolina in making the last 16 by romping to a 6-1, 6-1 win over 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.

The world number 66 hit 20 winners to Andreescu's six.

"The next match is the biggest challenge on the tour right now. She's world number one," said Tsurenko.

"We played recently and it wasn't very good for me, well, it wasn't really bad but she is really strong."Swiatek beat Tsurenko in the 2022 French Open first round and in this year's Italian Open last 32, winning 6-2, 6-0 on both occasions.