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Women’s wrap: Swiatek strong, Muguruza flies, Venus hobbled – Australian Open
Iga Swiatek passed the pressure test, Garbine Muguruza stayed in the zone and Venus Williams bravely battled to the finish in women’s singles action at Melbourne…
Facing an opponent who crushes the ball on every opportunity, the 19-year-old Swiatek was wise with her shot selection, playing with angles when possible, getting very low on her backhand, and coming up with big serves to cancel out break points.
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Overall, she saved 5/6 break points and matched 17 winners to 17 unforced errors to set up a third-round meeting with Frances Fiona Ferro, who upset the 17th-seeded Elena Rybakina.
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