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Swiatek cruises past Golubic and into last 16 of Canadian Open

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Iga Swiatek breezed into the fourth round of the Canadian Open with a comfortable straight-sets win over Viktorija Golubic.

The number seven seed needed just 66 minutes to book her place in the last 16, triumphing 6-2 6-1.

Golubic started strongly, breaking Swiatek's serve in the opening game, but the Pole quickly wiped out that advantage, winning the next four games in a row.

Swiatek then finished the first set by winning two straight games, getting over the line on her second set-point attempt.

The former world number one continued that streak, reeling off the first five games of the second set, giving up just four points in the process.

Though Golubic was able to avoid a bagel with a hold, she only delayed the inevitable, with Swiatek converting her second match point.

"For sure, it was a good day, and I'm really happy with the way I played," Swiatek said in her on-court interview.

"Even though the first game wasn't super smooth, I knew I can start from the beginning, and then it went my way, and I could find my rhythm."

Swiatek will face either Marta Kostyuk or Madison Keys in the fourth round.

Swiatek stays on course for first Canadian Open title

Her best result at the Canadian Open is the semi-final, which she reached in 2023, and Swiatek will be hoping she can do better here as she continues to chase her first title in 2026.

Swiatek is the third-youngest player, since the WTA-1000 format's introduction in 2009, to claim 10+ wins in each of the North American WTA-1000 events (Indian Wells, Miami, Cincinnati and Canada), older only than Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep.

Despite Golubic being the only player to knock Swiatek out in the first round of a grand slam - back in 2019 - the Pole has not lost in three matches since, conceding just five games in the process.

This is Swiatek's second straight match in which she has conceded only three games, and she will be confident she can go on a strong run in Toronto.