Agnieszka Radwanska leaked away just 4 games (photo: sport.se.pl)

Tournament favorite Agnieszka Radwanska got off to a triumphant start at the WTA Katowice Open after pulling off a straight-set conquest of Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in the opening round on Tuesday.

The top-seeded Pole had nerves of steel at several occasions, saving as many as 10 off the 11 break points to clinch a 6-1 6-3 victory in the battle that lasted for one hour and 19 minutes.

“I think it was a good match for me from beginning to end,” Radwanska commented afterward. “I was a bit nervous because she’s a very big fighter and never gives up, but I think I played a pretty solid match.”

Up next, Radwankska is scheduled to lock horns with World No. 112 An-Sophie Mestach of Belgium for a place in the last-eight stage.

1^st Round Results

(1) A Radwanska d. Y Wickmayer (6-1 6-3)

A Mestach d. (W) M Frech (6-2 6-1)

K Koukalova d. (Q) P Martic (6-2 6-4)

(Q) M Linette d. A Friedsam (7-6 6-4)

(L) E Kulichkoa d. (W) U Radwanska (6-0 6-1)

(5) K Kanepi d. (Q) S Peer (6-1 6-2)

(7) K Flipkens d. A Beck (6-4 6-1)

C Witthoeft d. T Smitkova (6-2 6-2)

(8) A Schmiedlova d. (Q) N Abduraimova (6-1 4-6 6-1)

K Siniakova d. M Torro-Flor (4-6 7-5 6-2)