​Iga Svyatek without emotion won the match against Magda Lynette (25th in the world), the former WTA leader, who reached the WTA quarterfinals in Beijing after a clear success: 6-1, 6-1.

Iga SvyatekPhoto: Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic / imago sportfotodienst / Profimedia

Second favorite in Beijing, Iga dominated her compatriot in almost every department (except aces), with the game flowing from head to tail in one direction.

Svyatek missed only two games (both on the opponent’s serve) and ended the match at the 66th minute. The former WTA leader did not have to defend a single break point.

Statistics of the match Svyatek vs Lynette

Aces: 0-1

Double faults: 0-1

Winning shots: 16-11

Unforced errors: 11-13

Break points saved: 0/0 – 5/7

Total points: 51-26

Duration of the match: 1 hour 6 minutes.

Iga will have to fight the winner of the match Angelina Kalinin – Caroline Garcia (9) to reach the semi-finals.

Highlights of the WTA Finals in Beijing

Aryna Sabalenko (1) – Jasmin Paolini

Mirra Andreeva – Olena Rybakina (5)

Jessica Pegula (4) – Olena Ostapenko (13) 4-6, 2-6

Lyudmila Samsonova – Kostyuk Marta 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-5

Maria Sakkari (6) – Xinyu Wang

Veronika Kudermetova (16) – Coco Gauf (3)

Angelina Kalinina – Caroline Garcia (9)

Magda Lynette – Iga Svyatek (2) 1-6, 1-6

The China Open is held in Beijing from September 30 to October 8 on hard, is part of the WTA 1000 category and has a total prize pool of $8,127,389.

The competition was last held in 2019 (it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and then Naomi Osaka became the champion.