Iga Swiadek has reached the quarter -finals of the US Open in a quick pass. The Wimbledon winner from Poland prevailed in the round of 16 in just 64 minutes against Laura Siegemund’s defeater Jekaterina Alexandrowa with 6: 3, 6: 1 and showed a strong performance.
The world ranking second, which had won the WTA tournament in Cincinnati in the run-up to the last Grand Slam event of the year, now meets Amanda Anisimova from the USA (No. 8) or Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (No. 18). She won the title in New York in 2022.
This year, Swiatek is once again one of the favorites, which impressively underpinned them in the duel with Alexandrowa. Only at the beginning of the match, she weakened briefly on her own serve, after which she quickly found her rhythm. With hard and precise blows, she pushed Alexandrowa back again and again, in the second round two breaks reach her. Then she used her first match ball.
Osaka wins smoothly against Gauff
The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner Naomi Osaka clearly won the tennis star duel in the round of 16 of the US Open with Coco Gauff and has moved into the quarter-finals. The former number one of the tennis world prevailed in the round of the best 16 of the New York Grand Slam tournament with 6: 3, 6: 2-and then reported that she also felt inspired by the young American.
“I’m a bit emotional. I don’t want to cry. I had so much fun. I try to play with a laugh on my face,” said Osaka. The 27-year-old had become a mother two years ago and returned to the tour in 2024.
“About two months after the birth of my daughter I was in the stands and looked at Coco. I really wanted to have the opportunity to play here again,” reported the Japanese about the tournament edition 2023, at which Gauff had triumphed at the US Open.
After only 64 minutes, Osaka converted her first match ball, gauff hurried close to tears close to the square. Osaka has always left in the third round at a Grand Slam tournament at a Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open 2021. In 2024 she returned to the tour when Gauff won the US Open two years ago, the Japanese was a fan on site.
It was definitely very special to have played against Gauff again in New York, said Osaka. “At such a young age, it is a gift to be such a great role model,” said Osaka (27) about Gauff (21), which she had previously referred to as a “little sister”.
