Iga Swiatek downs Liudmila in Dubai Tennis Championships

DUBAI [UAE]: World No.1 Iga Swiatek advanced into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday, overpowering No.14 seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 in their Round of 16 showdown. Swiatek won her last five matches, including a title defence last week in Doha. However, this will be Swiatek’s first appearance in the Dubai quarterfinals; she lost in the second round to eventual champion Jelena Ostapenko last year. Swiatek had a much easier time this time, dropping only one game en route to the 76-minute victory. Swiatek won the match with 18 winners to only six unforced errors and never faced a break point. Swiatek improves to 35-0 in WTA 1000 events after taking the first set. (ANI)

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