7 seed Iga Swiatek also had a less-than-comfortable first match. But Bejlek fought back and it took another 45-plus minutes for Swiatek to finish off the victory, 6-0, 6-3. ‘The first set I was playing with a lot of confidence and very straightforward, so for sure a good one,’ Swiatek said. Like Sabalenka, Swiatek is eyeing her first Canadian trophy after making the semifinals once in 2023. Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan was similarly on her way to a win, ahead 6-7 (1), 6-0, 5-2, when Czech No.