No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek easily passes first Beijing test

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Top-seeded Iga Swiatek made WTA Tour history Saturday with a swift 6-0, 6-3 second-round win over home hopeful Yuan Yue at the China Open in Beijing.

The victory made the World No. 2 from Poland the first player ever to record 25 or more wins at WTA 1000 events for three consecutive seasons.

Coming off her triumph at the Korea Open in Seoul earlier this mont