Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2021 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning her third round match against Estonia's Anett Kontaveit REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Defending champion Iga Swiatek overcame a sluggish start to book her place in the last 16 of the French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-0 victory over Estonian Anna Kontaveit on Saturday.
The eighth-seeded Polish player was out of sorts as she fell 3-1 behind in the opening set, but eventually found her range to advance smoothly, making 12 unforced errors throughout and only one in the second set.
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