The risk Iga Swiatek finds dishing out bagels at will is a tendency to waver ever so slightly - a dip in concentration when things are travelling a little too peachy from the off.
It is a threat even the most steely focused contender faces and one that the five-time major champion kept at bay in a comfortable 6-0 6-2 outing against Slovak Rebecca Sramkova at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday.
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The only player to have reached the third round or better now at every Grand Slam this decade, the second seed played intelligently and patiently, the latter of which seemed a little more difficult to fathom given she was only on court for exactly an hour.
“I felt really solid today. It was a really efficient game,” the Pole said. “I’m happy that I kept my focus because sometimes you think in a way it seems a little bit easy and it might cause problems later on because your focus might be gone, but I’m happy that I kept it and I was solid.”
Barely a sweat raised, it did no harm keeping plenty in reserve should it be required further down the track this fortnight.
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A quick-fire session on court did not necessarily warrant more time on the practice court either.
“We try to think long-term,” Swiatek said. “Yesterday I hit a little bit longer. Even though it rained, I was able to do that. So today I didn't feel like I need to practise more, but for sure, on Grand Slams it's great that you can work on some stuff between matches.
“Tomorrow I don't know how long we'll play, because also it's tough to get court for longer period of time here at the beginning of tournament.
“I'm intense anyway. So even playing one-hour practice, it's enough for me because I use every minute, and I'm 100 per cent there.”
Swiatek did not take long to find her rhythm and a let called after a rogue noise came from the chair umpire’s radio did nothing to rattle her concentration as she consolidated her early break for 3-0.
Sramkova was coming off a late-blooming six months on tour in which she surged from outside the top 100 to world No.49 following a maiden singles title in Hua Hin and two other finals, and this was her first venture beyond the opening round at a major in five attempts.
Having only faced two top-10 opponents previously, this was a dramatic step up and she was overwhelmed early by the relentless pressure from her opponent.
The 28-year-old could only shake her head and throw her arms out in disbelief as the first set whizzed past her in just 27 minutes.
Swiatek had a staggering record of winning 12 per cent of her total sets played 6-0 at Grand Slam events. Only Chris Evert and Margaret Court have a higher rate in the Open era.
Desperate not to let that percentage climb any higher at her expense, Sramkova raised her fist to the sky above when she finally held for 1-all and the huge roar that ensued instantly had her feeling more settled as she managed to stay on serve for the opening five games of the second set.
It was her last hurrah as Swiatek shifted up a gear, opened the shoulders and steamrolled her way to a third-round showdown against US Open 2021 champion and world No.61 Emma Raducanu, a straight-sets victor over Amanda Anisimova.
“I mean, honestly there's no point to look at rankings, especially when you have these great players that already have been through great tournaments and won some tournaments. You know that they can play well,” Swiatek said.
“Maybe they're not consistent to have the ranking, but still, you need to be on your toes and ready because you don't know what they'll show this week.”