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Swiatek steps on the accelerator in Beijing

Fernando Murciego - 7 Oct 2026
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Swiatek surpasses Jovic and achieves another feat in the WTA 1000. Source: Getty

Iga Swiatek continues to advance steadily in the WTA 1000 in Beijing. The Polish player, champion of the tournament in 2023, defeated the young American Iva Jovic (6-1, 6-3) on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals, confirming the positive feelings she had already shown in her comeback against Donna Vekic.

Swiatek stepped onto the court determined not to give any opportunities and delivered a spectacular first set. The Polish player dominated from the back of the court, imposed a pace too high for Jovic, and barely allowed her opponent to get into the match. In just a few minutes, the 6-1 score reflected the superiority of a player who seems to have regained cruising speed in the Chinese capital.

Another record for an endless collection

The second set had a different story. Jovic managed to resist longer, raised her level, and challenged Swiatek in several rallies. However, the Polish player handled the difficult stretches well and ultimately imposed her greater experience and effectiveness to close the match at 6-3. The victory also has an important statistical dimension. It is the 31st quarter-final for Swiatek in a WTA 1000, an impressive figure for a player who is only 25 years old. Additionally, it is the sixth she has reached this season.

There is another even more remarkable statistic. Swiatek becomes the second player since the current format of WTA 1000s was established in 2009 to reach at least six quarter-finals in these tournaments for four consecutive seasons. The only one who had achieved this before was Simona Halep, from 2015 to 2018.

The Polish player will have to wait a few hours to know her next opponent, who will come from the match between Coco Gauff and Elise Mertens. Whoever it is, Swiatek has already made it clear that Beijing could become another perfect setting to continue expanding a collection of records that, at just 25 years old, is starting to become difficult to grasp.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Swiatek pisa el acelerador en Pekín