Iga Sviatek respected her status as a favorite and easily won the second round of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Cincinnati over the American Danielle Collins (34 WTA) with a score of 6-1, 6-0.

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Danielle Collins was eliminated from the Iga Svyatek at the WTA in Cincinnati

It was the second meeting between the two players in just four days, after the Pole won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Montreal.

The main favorite did not give in and performed brilliantly, managing to complete two sets in just one hour, losing only one game.

In the 1/8 finals of the WTA Cincinnati Iga Sviatek will meet the winner Qinwen Zheng (24 WTA) and the American Venus Williams (533 WTA).

The Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) is a WTA 1000 event. The tournament is played on hard from August 14 to 20, 2023, has a total prize pool of $2,788,468, and has a starting main draw of 64 players. Titled champion – Caroline Garcia.