The WTA world No. 1 brushed aside Anna Blinkova, 6-3, 6-2, by breaking serve at love three times Thursday.

Making her first competitive appearance since winning the French Open, Swiatek claimed her eighth consecutive win and a tour-leading 36th of the season.

Petkovic played doubles with the former No. 1 and tournament ambassador, who has been on maternity leave since last summer.

Second-seeded Liudmila Samsonova has eased into the second round of the Bad Homburg Open with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Viktoriya Tomova.

She is 8-3 in career finals but the Frenchwoman's last title was almost exactly three years ago in Nottingham in the buildup to 2019 Wimbledon.