Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff had a good day at the office on Friday as they have made the French Open round-of-16 and are set to feature in the second week at Roland Garros.
Swiatek, the No. 1 seed and the defending champion, gave no chance to world No. 42 Marie Bouzkova as she dismantled the Czech tennis player 6-4 6-2 in the French Open third round. And in her next match, Swiatek plays against Anastasia Potapova.
Meanwhile, third-seeded Gauff made light work of 2024 Australian Open semifinalist Dayana Yastremska 6-2 6-4 to set up a round-of-16 meeting against Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
How Swiatek overcame Bouzkova?
Swiatek got off to a good start, breaking Bouzkova in the third and seventh games for a routine 5-2 lead. Down by a double break, Bouzkova refused to quit as she managed to get one break in the eighth game and then serve out the next to cut the deficit to 4-5.
However, Swiatek failing to serve out for the opener in her first attempt didn’t impact her much as the Pole routinely closed out the set in the ninth game.
After clinching the opener, Swiatek also started the second set with back-to-back breaks and a 4-0 lead. With Swiatek up 5-1 and Bouzkova serving to stay in the match, the Pole missed…
