Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open 2023© AFP Top-seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open, suffering a 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in Women’s Singles Round of 16. Swiatek, who was also the defending champion in the competition, started off well against Ostapenko, winning the first set 6-3 … Read more
Ostapenko fought back after losing the opening set to record a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in 1hr 48min and will now face American sixth seed Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The defeat means Polish star Swiatek will end her 75-week reign as women’s world number one when the rankings are updated after the … Read more
The 26-year-old 20th seed had never lost to Swiatek in three previous meetings and made it four-out-of-four with a brilliant 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The shock result sends Ostapenko into a quarter-final date with American sixth seed Coco Gauff on Tuesday, while Swiatek was left wondering where it all went … Read more
So much for that Coco Gauff-Iga Swiatek showdown. The No. 1 player in the world couldn’t hold up her end of the bargain. She, in fact, couldn’t come close. After taking the first set, Swiatek was steamrolled by Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, bowing out in the fourth round of … Read more
When Iga Swiatek, the No. 1 women’s player in the world, took the first set against Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday night, it seemed like business as usual. Swiatek, a four-time Grand Slam champion at 22, after all, was the reigning U.S. Open champion, and going into her match against Ostapenko, she had not dropped a … Read more
The Pole lost for the fourth time in as many meetings with the talented but inconsistent Ostapenko, who roared back to clinch a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory after dominating the final two sets. “She plays well against me. I mean, I don’t have any comparison because she always did that,” said Swiatek. “But I’m just … Read more
When Iga Swiatek, the No. 1 women’s player in the world, took the first set against Jelena Ostapenko on Sunday night, it seemed like business as usual. Swiatek, a four-time Grand Slam champion at 22, after all, was the reigning U.S. Open champion, and going into her match against Ostapenko, she had not dropped a … Read more
Defending women’s singles champion Iga Swiatek was absolutely stunned by former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko as the world No. 1 suffered a 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 loss in the round of 16 match of the 2023 US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. 2023 marks the eighth consecutive year in the WTA field where the … Read more
Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open 2023© AFP Top-seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of US Open, suffering a 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in Women’s Singles Round of 16. Swiatek, who was also the defending champion in the competition, started off well against Ostapenko, winning the first set 6-3 … Read more
NEW YORK : Defending champion Iga Swiatek barely broke sweat as she produced another rock-solid performance to roll into the fourth round of the U.S. Open with a 6-0 6-1 win over Slovenian qualifier and best friend Kaja Juvan on Friday. Swiatek grew up with Juvan through the junior ranks and the two dined together … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Townsend breaks and leads the first set 3-1. She had to work for that. Muchova figured out that serves to the body would combat the American’s unique stance when receiving. It went from 0-40 to 30-40 but Muchova went long on … Read more
NEW YORK : Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek and three-times winner Novak Djokovic headline a slate of enticing matches at the U.S. Open on Friday as third round action of the year’s final Grand Slam gets underway. Swiatek has been in top form in New York having dropped just eight games through her two matches … Read more