Poland’s Iga Swiatek in action during her women’s singles match at the Wuhan Open in Wuhan, China. (AFP pic)WUHAN: Iga Swiatek hit a new milestone on Thursday as she stormed into a second consecutive Wuhan Open quarter-final with a 6-1, 6-4 win over American lucky loser Ashlyn Krueger.
The six-time Grand Slam champion recorded the 150th WTA 1000 victory of her career to continue her march towards a 13th title at this level.
Since the Tier I/WTA 1000 format's introduction in 1990, Swiatek is just the third player to claim 150 wins from her first 50 main-draw appearances in such events, after Martina Hingis (162) and Serena Williams (153).
"I just wanted to focus on adjusting and being brave and, at the end, I’m happy that I was," said the seventh-seeded Swiatek, who needs a title this week to strengthen her chances of qualifying for next month’s WTA Finals in Indian Wells.
