Wuhan, China – Iga Swiatek powered himself in the third round of the WTA Class 1,000 Wuhan Open on Tuesday and had a straight win against Marie Bouzkova.
Wimbledon champion Swiatek won an impressive rebound after his fourth round exit at the China Open last week, beating his Czech opponent 6-1, 6-1.
The victory was her 60th six-time Grand Slam title this year, and she reached that number for the fourth consecutive year.
“Every game I've played, I want to play the best game I've played,” Swiatek said. “Sometimes I deliver it sometimes, but yes, my expectation is to do my best.
“Honestly, I didn’t set goals like a semifinal – just really make it step by step.”
No. 2 seed Swiatek will play Belinda Bencic or Elise Mertens in the next round.
Earlier, Emma Raducanu retired from the first round.
The British blood pressure checked her blood pressure and had a temperature in a match against American Ann Li.
When Radanu retired, Lee won 6-1, 4-1 and will play No. 9 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round.
Naomi Osaka beat the first set before the rally, and went into the second round by defeating Leylah Fernandez 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Osaka returned to a Chinese city for the first time since 2017, facing the players who beat her at the 2021 U.S. Open in the first game held at Central Stadium that day.
Four years ago, Fernandez, who was defeated by Raducanu in the U.S. Open final, converted one of her two chances of breaking through points in the first set and served consistently. But Osaka increased the pressure on service returns in the second group, with five service breaks.
In other early matches, Sofia Kenin led Anastasia Zakharova 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to hold a second round with No. 16 Liudmila Samsonova, who beat Emiliana Arango 6-1, 7-5.
The highest ranking Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 Coco Gauff will open on Wednesday. Amanda Anisimova, runner-up at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon this year, quit the Wuhan Open and suffered a left leg muscle injury after winning the China Open.