Wimbledon: Swiatek downs Tauson to ease into quarters

Iga Swiatek stormed into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon with a straight-sets defeat of Clara Tauson.

Swiatek is one of the only top seeds remaining in the women's draw, and is aiming to end a year-long run without a title.

Tauson could have provided a stern test for the Pole, but instead Swiatek cruised to a 6-4 6-1 success.

"Honestly it's pretty amazing. It's the first time I really enjoyed London. Sorry guys," quipped Swiatek on the court after her win.

"We are tennis players, so we feel well off the court when we feel well on the court."

Swiatek is into the quarter-finals at the All England Club for only the second time. The five-time grand slam champion has lost in the semi-finals of both the Australian Open and the French Open this year.

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Data Debrief: Going deep no issue for Swiatek

Swiatek may have fallen away from the top of the WTA rankings, but she has managed to go deep in plenty of tournaments this season.

Indeed, she has now made the quarter-finals at each of the first three majors of the season for the first time in her career.

The 24-year-old, who will take on Liudmila Samsonova next, is the youngest woman to reach 12 grand slam quarter-final ties since Maria Sharapova at the 2008 Australian Open.