Swiatek battles through to fourth round with historic win at Miami Open

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Iga Swiatek continued to build momentum and confidence at the Miami Open as she reached the fourth round with a hard-fought 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory against the veteran Belgian Elise Mertens, the 27th seed.

Throughout an extremely tight opening set, Mertens demonstrated her intelli­gence and resourcefulness as she made life difficult for the second seed. In the tie-break, however, Swiatek rose to the occasion and then played a brilliant final set to seal the victory.

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