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Iga Swiatek is into the third round of the US Open after racing past Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The world No. 1, bidding to win the American Grand Slam for the first time in her career, was too good from the baseline for the 2017 US Open champion and swept past her American opponent in one hour and 14 minutes.
World number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight sets win over former champion Sloane Stephens.
World number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight sets win over former champion Sloane Stephens.
NEW YORK : World number one Iga Swiatek chipped away at American Sloane Stephens' defensive play to roll into the third round of the U.S. Open 6-3 6-2 on Thursday on her Arthur Ashe Stadium debut.
Ajla Tomljanovic will channel the fighting spirit of Novak Djokovic when she confronts Serena Williams and a baying, partisan crowd of more than 20 000 people at the US Open on Friday.
Swiatek, who has never gone further than the fourth round in three previous appearances in New York, was in control throughout a 6-3, 6-2 win on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. The 21-year-old from Poland will face American Lauren Davis for a place in the last 16.
A tearful Anett Kontaveit admitted it was “difficult to cope with the crowd” during her defeat to Serena Williams at the US Open. The second seed, who has suffered a string of disappointing results in recent weeks, was unable to conquer the 23-time Grand Slam champion under the New York lights on Wednesday night. Ad An electric atmosphere on Arthur Ashe Stadium helped Williams recover from a mid-match blip to come through 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 and book a meeting with Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round.
Serena Williams is “now one of the favourites” for the US Open title after her sensational victory over second seed Anett Kontaveit sent her into the third round, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. Roared on by a raucous crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams overcame a second-set blip to come through 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 under the lights on Wednesday night. Ad “I have not heard a crowd that loud,” said seven-time major champion Wilander.