Dominant Swiatek storms into quarter-finals in Dubai

World number one Iga Swiatek maintained her strong start at the WTA Dubai on Wednesday, dispatching Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals.

Flawless. Again.@iga_swiatek defeats Samsonova 6-1, 6-0 to reach the last eight in Dubai.#DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/nahSBP2TWW

— wta (@WTA) February 22, 2023

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The 21-year-old Swiatek’s victory followed her opening 6-1, 6-1 win over Leylah Fernandez. The Pole has dropped only eight games in her last six matches, a stretch which saw her lift the Doha title last weekend.

Swiatek will take on former Dubai finalist Karolina Pliskova in Thursday’s quarter-finals, having beaten the Czech in their only previous match-up, a 6-0, 6-0 rout in the 2021 Italian Open final.

Pliskova booked her place in the top eight with a 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2 victory over Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina.