Tennis-Swiatek survives Zheng scare to reach Cincinnati quarter-finals

(Reuters) - Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start

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beat China's Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-1 6-1 on Thursday and set up a Cincinnati Open quarter-final clash with Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.

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Swiatek, who dropped a single game in her previous match at the U.S.

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Open tune-up event, needed time to work out Zheng but once she did she immediately looked more like the player who has occupied top spot in the world rankings since April 2022.

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"Honestly, it's because of my coach," Swiatek said about her outfit change.

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"I thought this was a bad (idea) but I tried this time and it worked, so thank you coach."

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Awaiting Swiatek in the next round will be Vondrousova, who converted four of five break points during a 7-5 6-3 victory over Sloane Stephens.

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Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari also advanced with a 3-6 6-2 6-3 win over Czech Karolina Muchova.

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