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BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Iga Swiatek eased into the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jil Teichmann on Wednesday in the Wimbledon warmup.

The French Open champion pulled off a tweener to win one point in the first set at the grass-court tournament, then wrapped up the result in 1 hour, 19 minutes. Swiatek saved all five break points she faced, while taking four of her five opportunities against the 129th-ranked Swiss player.

Swiatek was awaiting the winner between 20-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez and Russia’s Anna Blinkova in the last second-round match.

FILE - Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Croatia's Jana Fett in a first round women's singles match on day two of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. After watching her beat Karolina Muchova in three sets in the final at Roland Garros, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said she thinks Swiatek has what it takes to thrive at the All England Club. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Iga Swiatek is coming off her third title in the past four years on the French Open’s red clay. She also won a championship on the U.S.

Poland's Iga Swiatek serves to Germany's Tatjana Maria during their first round WTA tour tennis match in Bad Homburg, Germany, Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Iga Swiatek has overcame a slow start before powering her way into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open. She beat grass-court specialist Tatjana Maria 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 7-6, (7-1), 6-3, 7-5, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Djokovic won his record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, breaking a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most by a man. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, replacing Carlos Alcaraz there, after winning the French Open for a men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title.

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Earlier, Katerina Siniakova beat Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-4 to make her first quarterfinal appearance since returning from a wrist injury that kept her out for two months after the Miami Open on March 21.

Siniakova next plays second-seeded Liudmila Samsonova.

Lucia Bronzetti rallied to upset fourth-seeded Egyptian Mayar Sherif 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 and move into her first quarterfinal on grass. The 65th-ranked Italian player next faces Varvara Gracheva of France.