Swiatek started this year’s US Open performance by eliminating the Russian Weronika Kudiermietowa (6: 3, 6: 3), who was seeded from the “29”. Then, in three sets, she dealt with the 160th in the WTA ranking of Sachia Vickery. In the match with the American woman, spread over two days due to rain, the Polish woman had 69 unforced errors, but still won 6: 7 (5), 6: 3, 6: 4.
In the third round, a much more difficult task awaited her. Azarenka is the 27th rocket in the world ranking and was the leader of this ranking in the past. She remembers the years 2012-13 best, when she won the Australian Open and appeared in the decisive US Open match. Additionally, he has won two Grand Slam mixed titles, one of which was won in New York (2007).
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A tennis player from Minsk gave birth to her son Leo in December 2016, and returned to the game six months later. Since then, she has never completed the third round in the Grand Slam. Recently, however, he is in good shape – just before the start of the Grand Slam competition at Flushing Meadows, she triumphed in the WTA event played at the same facilities (without going to the court in the final after the Japanese Naomi Osaka withdrew). It was her first cycle tournament won in over four years.
In the match against Świątek, Azarenka kept the winning streak. The former leader of the ranking defeated the 19-year-old from Poland 4: 6, 2: 6. Now her rival will be Czech Karolina Muchova. The stake of this duel will be the quarter-final.
Wiktoria Azarenka – Iga Świątek 4:6, 2:6.
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