IgA swiatek She took care of the business in her debut in Wuhan, biting Marie Bouzkova of the Czecheke Republic, 6-1, 6-1 in 79 minutes to book her place in the third round.
The big champion six times improves in 60-14 a season and becomes the first player to win 60 or more WTA tour matches for four consecutive seasons since Martina Hingis (1997-2001) and Lindsay Davenport (1998-2001).
Swiate with the second seed, which shocked a disappointing round of 16 losses Emma Navarro in Beijing, will face either Belinda Bencic or Elise Mertens with the 13th waist in the third round.
“It is probably good to play in a city that I have never been. It’s something new and I really appreciate it,” Swiatek said. “I’m really happy to be here in Wuhan and to get to know the city – I’m happy with performance too.”
Playing the evening session made things a little easier for Swiatek. Earlier in the day there were numerous pensions in hot, foggy Wuhan conditions.
“It is probably a challenge,” the 24-year-old said about Chinese heat. “I’m glad I didn’t play yesterday because I think it was too much for many players.”
Swiatek hit 35 winners in just three for Bouzkova, and she won 60 out of 97 points in the match. She converted six of her ten drops of rest and broke up once.
