Global No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland has persisted disappointments in contemporary Grand Slam occasions, however cruised to a straight-sets victory on Saturday to succeed in the fourth around of the U.S. Open in New York.
Swiatek, who was once disappointed within the first weekend ultimately yr’s U.S. Open, did not face a smash level en path to a 6-4, 6-2 victory over No. 25 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.
Swiatek additionally misplaced within the 3rd around at Wimbledon the previous two years, however seems to be again on the right track as the highest participant at the girls’s circuit.
“I simply sought after to more or less center of attention on myself,” Swiatek stated after the fit. “Needless to say she’s an ideal participant and she or he’s truly robust so it’s a must to be in a position for the primary couple of photographs to be truly rapid.”
Since her Grand Slam debut in 2019 on the Australian Open, Swiatek has probably the most appearances within the around of 16 at a significant with 16.
Swiatek opened the fit by means of breaking Pavlyuchenkova, who pulled inside 5-4 prior to the Polish famous person held serve within the tenth sport to take the primary set.
After Pavlyuchenkova took the outlet sport of the second one set, she was once up 30-15 in the second one sport. However Swiatek got here again to win the sport, then broke Pavlyuchenkova within the 3rd to head up 2-1 prior to cruising to victory.
Swiatek, the 2022 U.S. Open winner, will face every other Russian participant, No. 16 seed Liudmila Samsonova, who cruised previous American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 6-1. Swiatek is 3-0 in opposition to Samsonova, maximum just lately incomes a win on the Beijing ultimate in 2023.
Caroline Wozniacki, who has misplaced two times within the U.S. Open ultimate, additionally moved directly to the around of 16 with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over fellow unseeded opponent Jessika Ponchet of France.
“I am delighted to be into the second one week, in fact,” Wozniacki stated in a while. “It is all the time great. I like enjoying right here. Any time I am getting to play every other fit right here, I am very happy with that.”
Wozniacki’s fourth-round opponent shall be No. 22 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who cruised previous No. 15 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia 6-3, 6-1 within the ultimate fit on Saturday night time.
5th-seeded Jasmine Paolini defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the fourth around, incomes her manner into the second one week of a significant match for the fourth time in 2024.
The Italian made the fourth around of the Australian Open and performed within the finals on the French Open and Wimbledon. She joins Coco Gauff as the one girls in 2024 to win 3 fits in any respect 4 Grand Slam occasions.
“This yr I began smartly. I began believing extra in myself,” Paolini stated in her on-court interview. “I began believing I may play smartly within the slams. Earlier than this yr, I by no means handed two rounds in a grand slam. It modified just a little bit I suppose.”
Paolini was once competitive in opposition to Putintseva, going to the web 19 occasions and successful 12 issues. And she or he additionally fought off seven of the Kazakhstani’s 9 smash level probabilities whilst changing 4 of six on Putintseva’s serve.
Subsequent up for Paolini shall be Karolina Muchova, who met Gauff within the semifinals of the U.S. Open in 2023, after the Czech’s 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Russian Anastasia Potapova. Muchova is 3-0 all-time in opposition to Paolini, however the two ultimate performed in January 2021.
Becoming a member of Paolini and Muchova within the fourth around is Jessica Pegula, the 6th seed, who crowned Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain 6-3, 6-3.
Pegula wanted simply 70 mins to get previous the Spaniard, who hit 5 winners in comparison to 29 unforced mistakes. Pegula was once a long way sharper total, successful the purpose on 89 % of her first serves in comparison to 51 % for her opponent.
This would be the 3rd instantly fourth-round look for Pegula, who hasn’t ever complex previous the quarterfinal of a significant match.
In Monday’s fourth around, Pegula will play Russian Diana Shnaider, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Sara Errani of Italy.
–Box Degree Media
