Swiatek rolls out the big guns and advances to the quarterfinals in Wuhan

Iga Swiatek has signed one of those typical matches in which she becomes a steamroller and leaves no option for her rival. Today, Ashlyn Krueger had to endure this at the WTA Wuhan, where she could do little against the level of the Polish player and ended up succumbing with a score of 6-1 6-4 after 1 hour and 32 minutes of the match.

The first set had little story, as in the blink of an eye Swiatek went up 5-0 and instilled fear in Krueger, who saw how she was being overwhelmed. However, in the second set, she was able to stand up and kept Iga at bay until 3-3. In fact, she fell behind a break and recovered it, having break points in her favor in her first 3 games while returning during the set, but from that moment on there was no more story, and the former world number 1 sealed her place in the next round.

Swiatek's pending task

After a dubious start to the year and some physical issues, Swiatek regained her best level on the North American tour after Wimbledon, lifting the title in Canada and reaching the semifinals in Cincinnati. However, at the US Open, she lost in the round of 16 to Qinwen Zheng, and since then she has suffered another small "crisis", as her performance tends to drop after the round of 16 or quarterfinals. 

For now, Iga is playing fantastic tennis in Wuhan, and in the quarterfinals, she will also start as a clear favorite against the winner of the match between Ann Li (who eliminated Aryna Sabalenka) and Janice Tjen. In fact, of the players remaining in the draw, only Elina Svitolina has a better ranking than the Polish player, making this a golden opportunity to make a statement, lift the title, and almost secure her participation in the WTA Finals.

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