Tennis-Swiatek swats aside Hsieh to make strong start at Wimbledon

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 28, 2021 Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts during her first round match against Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) -World number nine Iga Swiatek made a convincing start to her Wimbledon campaign on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 win over the tricky Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan for her first main draw victory in the grasscourt Grand Slam.

Poland's Swiatek, who overcame Hsieh on the way to last year's French Open title, made a strong start on Court One with a break in the opening game but allowed her unorthodox opponent to hang on before taking the first set on serve.