Poland Open: World No 1 Swiatek cruises into last eight

Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed and big favourite for the title, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Poland Open by winning against American Claire Liu 6-2, 6-2 at the Legia Tennis Centre in Warsaw on Thursday evening.

Swiatek, ranked No 1, will play No 8 seed Linda Noskova next as she tries to bounce back from losing in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Job done in Warsaw 💼

World No. 1 @iga_swiatek charges on at the @BNPP_WarsawOpen! pic.twitter.com/obK10u1URg

— wta (@WTA) July 27, 2023

In the previous round of the Warsaw tournament, the 22-year-old Pole defeated Uzbek Nigina Abduraimova (6-4, 6-3).

Liu, ranked No 78, won against Chinese Yue Yuan (7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2) during the 32 of the Warsaw tournament.

Warsaw WTA 250, other last 16 results (Legia Tennis Centre, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Laura Siegemund beat Lin Zhu (4): 6-4, 6-4
• Rebecca Sramkova (Q) beat Karolina Muchova (2): 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
• Linda Noskova beat Viktoria Hruncakova: 6-3, 6-3
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Jodie Burrage: 6-4, 6-1
• Heather Watson beat Yuliya Hatouka (Q): 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
• Tatjana Maria beat Clara Tauson: 6-4, 6-0
• Yanina Wickmayer beat Tereza Martincova: 6-2, 6-2