World primary Hugo Swiontek ate a double bagel for breakfast in Paris as he beat Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-0 to succeed in the quarter-finals of the French Open.
The three-time champion took to the courtroom an hour earlier, at 11:00 a.m. native time, as organizers attempt to get again on schedule after all of the rain delays.
And it took solely 40 minutes for Svientek, one of many shortest matches in Roland Garros historical past, to defeat the Russian.
She dedicated simply two unforced errors towards No. 19 Potapova and received 94 p.c of her first-serve factors.
Out of 58 factors scored within the match, 23-year-old Potapova scored solely 10.
“I used to be actually centered, I used to be within the zone and I wasn’t trying on the rating, and yeah, it occurred fairly quick, fairly wonderful,” Svyontek stated.
“As a result of we have performed so early with the open roof, it is all the time a bit completely different, however it’s nonetheless not too heat. It does not really feel like summer season in Europe, however we’ll see in two days.”
Potapova was taking part in within the second week of a Grand Slam match for the primary time in her profession, however Sveontek utterly took management of the sport and didn’t enable her opponent to breathe between flurries of factors.
Potapova attacked Svyontek’s serve in a stunning style to say a pair of winners, however the Polish’s near-flawless hitting left the Russian with no solutions as the primary set wrapped up in 19 minutes.
The gang on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier did their finest to cheer Patapova, however Svyatek regarded calm, forcing the Russian into a couple of errors as the highest seed secured her early break.
The one downside Swiontek had was the swirling wind on the pitch when the roof was lastly open after days of rain.
Ultimately, Svyontek put her former junior rival Potapova out of her distress, and the world quantity 41 hurried off the courtroom. Sveontek will meet the Wimbledon champion Market Vondrousova within the quarterfinals.
The 2019 Roland Garros runner-up received 6-4 6-2 over Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic within the fourth spherical.
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