Iga Swiatek resumed her quest for a first Australian Open title and career Grand Slam with a 6-2 6-3 victory over unseeded Marie Bouzkova to reach the third round on Thursday, as she showed no signs of the sluggishness that dogged her in the previous round.
The 24-year-old arrived in Melbourne after two losses during Polands triumphant United Cup run and had to fight past Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue in the last round, but normal service looked to have resumed against the Czech in John Cain Arena.
It felt great playing today, I felt more free than in the first round so I wanted to go for it, Swiatek said.
