Iga Swiatek and Gabriela Lee Talaba will face each other in the second round of the 2022 WTA Poland Open on Thursday, July 28.
Iga Swiatek defeated fellow Polish player and 82nd-ranked Magdalena Frech with ease in her first match since competing at Wimbledon, displaying no symptoms of rust. Swiatek exceeded expectations by winning her first match in a domestic competition in an hour and 12 minutes and securing a spot in the second round with scores of 6-1, 6-2. The top-ranked player in the world will now face a competitor who just won her first main draw match of the year. Swiatek cannot have it any simpler. Lee, who is rated 146th, and Swiatek have never faced off before.
Gabriela Lee Talaba had not won a WTA main draw match all season, and when she was knocked out in the second qualifying round of this competition, it appeared to be a repeat of what had happened all year. Nonetheless, Lee is sharpening her claws as she prepares to face world number one Swiatek after defeating fellow qualifier Raluca Serban in her opener. The 146th-ranked Romanian overcame a first-set deficit to go to the second round in two hours and 41 minutes. The final set was much closer, with Lee grabbing an early 2-0 lead.
Iga Swiatek and Gabriela Lee Talaba will face each other in the second round of the 2022 WTA Poland Open on Thursday, July 28. The WTA 250 competition is scheduled to start from July 25 and end on July 31 this year.
Player | Seed |
Iga Swiatek | 1 |
Yulia Putinseva | 2 |
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 |
Irina-Camellia Begu | 4 |
Caroline Garcia | 5 |
Anna Bondar | 6 |
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz | 7 |
Petra Martic | 8 |
The 2022 WTA Poland Open will have five rounds of play, not including the qualifiers. There are the first round, second round, quarter-final, semi-final, and final. Here is the schedule for each stage of the WTA 250 competition.
Competition stage | Dates |
First round | July 25 and 26 |
Second round | July 27 and 28 |
Quarter-final | July 29 |
Semi-final | July 30 |
Final | June 31 |
Here is a list of broadcasters covering the WTA Poland Open 2022