Iga Swiatek marches into the Round of 16 at Beijing, but her latest win comes under a cloud. The top seed advanced after Camila Osorio , her second-round opponent, retired abruptly with an injury following a medical timeout. Just moments earlier, Swiatek had fired a double fault and slipped behind 0-40 in the second set. It’s a bittersweet way forward, but Swiatek is still blazing in peak form, dropping only three games across three sets this week and delivering two bagels. Even so, Osorio’s sudden exit is a sobering reminder of the injury toll hanging over the tournament.

Swiatek didn’t hold back her sympathy for Osorio after the match. “For sure, I’m sorry for Camila, because she’s always giving her 100%,” the Pole said. She shared that Osorio had flagged her injury from the very s

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