Qatar Open Highlights: World No.1 Iga Swiatek has made a terrific start to her Qatar Open campaign. The defending champion was in utter domination against Danielle Collins as she ran away with a 6-0, 6-1 win in the second round on Wednesday, 15th February 2023. The defending champion has now made her way into the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 event. Follow Qatar Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Qatar Open Highlights: Iga Swiatek defeats Danielle Collins in straight sets in second round – Watch Swiatek vs Collins Highlights
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World No.1 @iga_swiatek 𝓈𝓌𝒾𝒻𝓉𝓁𝓎 moves past Collins, 6-0, 6-1!#QatarTennis pic.twitter.com/ZkzNR3SRlB
— wta (@WTA) February 15, 2023
Last season, Swiatek kicked off her 37-match win streak in Doha, where she captured her first WTA 1000 hard-court title. The reigning champion showed no signs of rust against Collins, as she built a 3-0 lead after just 10 minutes and pocketed the opening set in just 21 minutes.
“[I felt] pretty confident,” Swiatek told reporters. “I’m happy that I was kind of composed and from the beginning till the end pretty focused and disciplined with tactics. I didn’t really let Danielle get into the rhythm. I wanted to be aggressive. I’m pretty happy that I did that well.”
With the American struggling to find her range, Swiatek lost just four points in the opening set. In the face of Swiatek’s dynamic defending and pin-point serving, Collins was unable to hit a winner in the opening set, while misfiring on 13 unforced errors.
Collins leveled up in the second set, snapping Swiatek’s nine-game run to get on the board at 3-1. But Swiatek refused to let her own level drop, as she steadily marched toward the finish line to seal the win after 53 minutes.
Qatar Open Highlights: Iga Swiatek defeats Danielle Collins in straight sets in second round – Watch Swiatek vs Collins Highlights
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