Swiatek continues her incredible clay season and books spot in quarter-finals in Warsaw

Iga Swiatek, the top seed, advanced to the last 8 of the Poland Open by defeating Romanian lucky loser Gabriela Lee 6-3, 6-2 at Legia Tenis & Golf in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon.

The world No 1 has now won 48 matches in 2022, already equalling the best tally reached by a female player in the entire 2021 season, by Anett Kontaveit and Ons Jabeur! It’s her 18th victory in a row on clay in 2022.

Swiatek, ranked No 1, will play Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 5 seed, on the next round.

The 21-year-old Pole won against Magdalena Frech (6-1, 6-2) in the previous round.

During the first round, Lee, ranked No 146, edged out Cypriot qualifier Raluca Georgiana Serban (3-6, 6-2, 7-5).

Warsaw WTA 250, other second-round results (Legia Tenis & Golf, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Petra Martic vs. Maja Chwalinska
• Caroline Garcia beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-3, 7-5
• Kateryna Baindl (LL) beat Sara Errani (Q): 6-2, 3-0 ret.
• Viktorija Golubic beat Kristina Mladenovic: 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1
• Jasmine Paolini (10) beat Clara Burel: 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-0
• Laura Pigossi (LL) beat Nadia Podoroska: 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
• Ana Bogdan beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-0, 6-4

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