Thursday was one-way traffic for Swiatek from start to finish, but that traffic slowed down midway through the game. After the Poles won their first seven games in a row to take a 6-0, 1-0 lead, Slamkova held on for the next two. After a service game, the second set was locked at 2-all.
But Swiatek went from there, winning the last four games in a row to end the match just over an hour later.
The world No. 2 did not face a break point in her seven service games, was not forced into deuce in any of her games, and converted five of her six break point opportunities in the match. I made it.
Awaiting the former world No. 1 in the third round will be 2021 US Open champion and former world No. 10 Emma Raducanu, who defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 7-5 in the second round.
“It’s going to be a tough match,” Swiatek said of the upcoming matchup against the Briton, who won 3-0 in a head-to-head match.
“Emma can play great tennis, we all know that, so we will prepare like we would before any other match. Wim (Fissette) will definitely watch the match we played. Because we haven’t worked together yet, so I don’t know if he’s seen the game before. But yeah, I do, I don’t know.
“I’ll be ready and ready for tomorrow.”
