Emma Raducanu, Swiatek off to winning starts at Stuttgart Open

STUTTGART: US Open champion Emma Raducanu eased past Australian Storm Sanders 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday in the first round of the Stuttgart Open.

The eighth-seeded Raducanu next faces Germany's Tamara Korpatsch for the chance to play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals.

Earlier on Wednesday, Swiatek stretched her winning streak to 20 matches with a 6-1, 6-1 win over German debutante Eva Lys in the second round.

It was also Swiatek's 26th set win in a row, the longest streak since Serena Williams won 28 in a row between the 2012 US Open and 2013 Australian Open.

Sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova came from 4-1 down in the third set to edge Czech compatriot Petra Kvitova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) in a first-round match between former Stuttgart champions. Pliskova next faces Russia's Liudmila Samsonova in the second round.

Also, fifth-seeded Anett Kontaveit rallied to beat Angelique Kerber 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 and Germany's Laura Siegemund defeated Slovenian Tamara Zidansek 6-3, 6-3. Agencies

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