Roland-Garros 2023 Day 7: Iga Swiatek Dominates, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune Qualify for Round of 16

2023-06-03 14:53:00

The Polish made short work of Xinyu Wang, with a very clear victory (6-0, 6-0) on Saturday over Chatrier.

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Iga Swiatek during his third round match at Roland-Garros, June 3, 2023. (THOMAS SAMSON / AFP)

The first week of Roland-Garros 2023 is almost coming to an end, Saturday June 3. Taylor Fritz will soon start his match once morest Francisco Cerundolo on Lenglen. Earlier, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune secured their qualification in the round of 16. Coco Gauff eliminated the surprising Mirra Andreeva, while Iga Swiatek swept Xinyu Wang.

Swiatek was in a hurry

She is irresistible. The defending champion and world number 1 Iga Swiatek clearly beat Xinyu Wang, not conceding a single game (6-0, 6-0) in a match won in less than 51 minutes on the Chatrier. In great confidence, she left nothing to her helpless opponent.

Gauff shatters Andreeva’s dream

Mirra Andreeva (16 years old)’s beautiful career ended once morest Coco Gauff, finalist of the past edition. The Russian, however, believed in the feat, pocketing the first set in the tie-break. But the American woke up followingwards, clearly winning the next two sets (6-7 [5-7]6-1, 6-1).

Ruud and Rune in eighths

The finalist of the last edition Casper Ruud came out in four sets once morest Zhizhen Zhang (4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4), opening this day. After conceding the first set, the Norwegian caught up to qualify for the round of 16. Like last year, he might find Holger Rune in the quarters. The Dane easily beat Genaro Olivieri (6-4, 6-1, 6-3) at the start of the followingnoon, closing the deal in 1h58.

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