WUHAN, Oct 14 — Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek launched her Wuhan Open campaign by triumphing 6-2, 6-1 in an all-Polish battle against lucky loser Magdalena Frech today.

Swiatek posted her 40th victory of the season in one hour and 42 minutes and remains on course for a potential quarter-final showdown with top seed and three-time Wuhan winner Aryna Sabalenka.

“We know each other pretty well, so I just wanted to focus on being consistent and playing as good as possible,” Swiatek, the seventh seed, said of Frech.

Poland’s Magdalena Frech hits a return to Poland’s Iga Swiatek during their women’s singles match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, China’s Hubei province October 14, 2026. — AFP pic