Dropping finalist in Madrid final weekend, Swiatek seemed once more in imperious type within the event she received final yr earlier than occurring to blitz the French Open.
The 21-year-old is attempting for her third straight Rome title and made gentle work of Tsurenko after a barely bumpy begin.
Swiatek misplaced the primary two video games however then rattled off 12 in a row in a strong demonstration of why she is world primary and favorite for Roland Garros.
Swiatek now faces both Donna Vekic or Ljudmila Samsonova within the fourth spherical after extending her successful streak within the Italian capital to 13 matches.
Her bid for a Rome hat-trick shall be helped by 5 of the world’s high 10 ladies gamers being eradicated early, world quantity eight Maria Sakkari the most recent sufferer after she was overwhelmed 7-5, 6-Three by Marketa Vondrousova.
Sakkari joins world quantity two Aryna Sabalenka, third-ranked Jessica Pegula, world quantity 4 Caroline Garcia and seventh ranked Ons Jabeur in being dumped out of the event.
Within the males’s draw Medvedev got here by in straight units towards Ruusuvuori to assert his first ever win on the Foro Italico courts.
The previous US Open champion received a second spherical match which was postponed to Sunday as a result of torrential rain which hit the Italian capital on Saturday.
In a lot balmier circumstances the world quantity three was dominant on a clay courtroom floor he’s well-known for not liking.
Few would again him to go deep in Rome however his performances on clay have improved, reaching the quarter-finals on the Monte Carlo Masters.
Medvedev will face Bernabe Zapata Miralles within the third spherical.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will tackle house hope Lorenzo Sonego after ending off Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-Three in a match interrupted by Saturday’s rain with the world quantity 5 already properly on his method to victory.
