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It’s a similar story for Swiatek, who leads Podoroska 4-1. Make that 5-2. With her confidence seemingly restored after her title success in Toronto, having struggled badly with nerves this year, this could turn into a demolition job of old for the 2022 champion against an Argentinian player who, because of injury, has won only one grand slam match in more than two years.
The huge-hitting Khachanov, a former US Open semi-finalist himself, isn’t a straightforward second-round draw, though the 30-year-old Russian isn’t perhaps quite the force he once was, and he concedes an early break when he overhits a forehand at AA’s advantage. AA then backs up the break for 3-0; it’s been a flawless start from him.
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