Iga Swiatek expectedly notched consecutive win number 30 this year against Alison Riske smashing the American in about 60 minutes 6-0 6-2.
Riske has never been a very good clay player so she knew she was in trouble against Swiatek who is beating players with ease. The Polish player brought the aggression out early against Riske who simply caved under the pressure. I wish there was more to say but Riske was unable to exert any kind of pressure in this match on Swiatek whether with the serve or during rallies. The first set finished in only 21 minutes with a bagel.
6-0 was the score with Swiatek blasting 11 winners compared to only four errors. Riske posted a 1-5 ratio and that was simply not good enough. The 2nd did not go much better for the American as Swiatek jumped out to a 3-0 lead by doing the same thing. Ultra-aggressive in rallies simply forced Riske to make mistakes if Swiatek did not finish off the point with a winner earlier.
Riske avoided a 2nd set bagel by saving a couple of break points at 0-3 to make it 1-3. Swiatek continued to apply the pressure and she was able to finish it off with 6-2. The match could have been done quicker but Swiatek pulled back the aggression quite a bit in the 2nd set. Still a good win to move on at the French Open.
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