TOKYO (Reuters) - New world number one Garbine Muguruza overwhelmed Olympic champion Monica Puig in straight sets to ease into the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday. Once she had established a one-set lead, the 23-year-old Muguruza moved up a gear to race away from the Puerto Rican world number 70 and sealed the win with her third ace after 75 minutes. The world number four, who split with coach David Kotyza last week, capitalised on an early break to win the first set in little more than half an hour. Pliskova's power proved too much for Linette, who was broken in the second game of the second set, before the Pole's wayward forehand helped her opponent book a place in the next round. "I felt great today on the court," second seed Pliskova told reporters.

Source: The Star September 20, 2017 09:56 UTC