US Open 2022: Top-seeded Iga Swiatek rebounds to defeat Jule Niemeier, advance to quarterfinals

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NEW YORK (AP) – Iga Swiatek covered her head with a white towel during one changeover after falling behind by a set and a break in the U.S. Open's fourth round Monday. She kept making mistakes, then rolling her eyes or glaring in the direction of her guest box.

Eventually, Swiatek got her strokes straightened out and began playing more like someone who is ranked No. 1, moving into her first quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows by coming back to beat Jule Niemeier 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

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Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts to converting match point against Jule Niemeier of Germany in her fourth round match on Day 8 of the US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2022 in New York City. (Robert Prange/Getty Images)

"I'm just proud," Swiatek said, "that I didn't lose hope."

The 21-year-old from Poland will face another first-time U.S. Open quarterfinalist next. That's No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula, the highest-ranked American woman, who advanced earlier Monday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova in a match interrupted by rain for 45 minutes during the third game because the retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium was not closed when a drizzle became a downpour.

Pegula called it "a little frustrating," saying it was particularly tough "at the start of the match, when there’s no feeling of what’s going on. You’re just sitting there in limbo, not sure what to do."

The U.S. Tennis Association said in a statement that its "weather team" told U.S. Open organizers there was no