IGA Swiatek left only two games to his opponent in the second round of the Australian Open. Besides, the vast majority of the heads of series won this Thursday, like Emma Navarro, Daria Kasatkina or Elina Svitolina.
After four days of tournament, 15 of the 17 best players in the world are still present in the Table of the Australian Open, and it is quite rare to be reported (only the finalist from last year Qinwen Zheng was eliminated, while Barbora Krejcikova declared). Most of the seeds have also been expeditious this Thursday to reach the third round. Starting with the world n ° 2 IGA Swiatek, which left only two games at Rebecca Sramkova (49th), winning 6-0, 6-2 in 60 minutes. The Polish did not have a break ball to defend during this match, against a Slovak who only managed three winning shots.
Next opponent: the former winner of the US Open now 61st in the world Emma Raducanu, falling from Amanda Anisimova (6-3, 7-5 in a match in thirteen breaks, where she was led 3-1 in the two sets). For Elena Rybakina, it was also a formality, with a 6-0, 6-3 success on Iva Jovic. Kazakhe only experienced a splendor moment in the second set by being carried out 3-1, but she won the last five games, which will allow her to challenge Dayana Yastremska (33rd), victorious 6-0, 6-1 in 51 minutes of Danka Kovinic, for a place in the second week.
Navarro and Keys were scared, Kasatkina unrolls
The world n ° 8 Emma Navarro needed three rounds to defeat Xiyu Wang: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in 2:12 in a match at thirteen breaks, where it was led 4-2 in the last round. The next round promises a lot, facing Ons Jabeur, who returns from a shoulder injury and crossed the second round to the detriment of Camila Osorio: 7-6, 6-3 in 1h26. Also qualification of the world n ° 10 Daria Kasatkina, without trembling in front of Yafan Wang (6-2, 6-0 by saving the seven Break balls that the Chinese has received). She will face the Kazakhe Yulia Putinteva, tomb of Shuai Zhang on the score of 6-2, 6-1 in 1h02. No problem either for the world n ° 17 Beatriz Haddad Maia against Erika Andreeva (6-2, 6-3).
The Brazilian will face Veronika Kudermetova, the only player to have dropped a seeded, Katie Boulter (n ° 25),, By winning 7-6, 2-6, 6-2 in 2h14 without ever having been a breakaway. A few hours after her husband Gaël Monfils, Elina Svitolina also joined the third round, beating Caroline Dolehide 6-1, 6-4, with eight Break balls saved on eight. And like her husband, she will face n ° 4 in the ranking, Jasmine Paolini, who quietly disposed of Renata Zarazua: 6-2, 6-3 in 1h16, despite three breaks conceded on three occasions. It was much more difficult for the world n ° 14 Madison Keys, who had to fight for 2:30 to beat Elena Ruse 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 in 2:30. She will face her compatriot Danielle Collins, who also struggled against Destanee Aiava before winning 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in 2h23.
