MELBOURNE
Top seed Iga Swiatek eased into the third spherical of the Australian Open on Wednesday as she beat Camila Osorio of Colombia 6-2, 6-3.
In a match performed with the roof closed due to rain, the Polish participant was damaged when serving for the match at 5-1 however sealed victory two video games later.
The reigning French Open and US Open champion will now play both Bianca Andreescu of Canada, the previous US Open champion, or Cristina Bucsa of Spain.
“I think it was much tougher than the score says,” Swiatek mentioned. “ It was really intense physically. She didn’t give me many points for free.
“It was tough but I am happy that I was consistent in being proactive,” she added. “I’m pretty happy that I won and can play the next round.”
There will probably be no play on the surface courts till no less than 1.30pm native time due to rain.