Former champ Swiatek eases into US Open third round
Swiatek needed just 71 minutes to beat the 449th-ranked Podoroska, a sign her recent title run in Toronto is carrying into New York.
- Six-Time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday, advancing to the US Open third round at Flushing Meadows.
- Swiatek, who won the 2022 US Open, faced the Argentine for the first time since their Roland Garros meeting in 2020, where Swiatek claimed her first Grand Slam title.
- Apart from a brief scare at 5-3 in the first set when she saved four break points, the Polish star remained largely untroubled by the 449th-ranked player.
- Swiatek said she is "here with better feeling than any other Grand Slam this year," following her title run in Toronto in August that revived her form.
- The night session features former champion Coco Gauff facing Spain's Paula Badosa, while 40-year-old Gael Monfils plays 20-year-old American Learner Tien at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
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Iga Swiatek beats Nadia Podoroska, eases into US Open third round
NEW YORK–Former champion Iga Swiatek marched into the third round of the US Open on Thursday. Swiatek, whose six Grand Slam titles include the 2022 US Open, defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2 in the first meeting between the two since Swiatek beat the Argentine on the way to her first Grand Slam title at Roland
US Open: Iga Swiatek eases into 3rd round, Naomi Osaka made to work hard
Iga Swiatek brushed aside Nadia Podoroska while Naomi Osaka outlasted Katerina Siniakova to reach the third round at the US Open. The results set up another step forward for Swiatek and underline Osaka's ability to reset after a costly lapse.
Former champ Swiatek eases into US Open third round
Swiatek, whose six Grand Slam titles include the 2022 US Open, defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2 in the first meeting between the two since Swiatek beat the Argentine on the way to her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020. Apart from a brief scare at 5-3 in the first set, when Swiatek saved four break points, the Polish star was largely untroubled by the former top-40 player now sunk to 449th in the world Swiatek broke twice on the wa…
At the US Open Tennis Championships, 2022 winner Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round in women's singles.
Poland's Iga Swiatek won 6-3 and 6-2 over Argentina's Nadia Podoroska in the second round of the United States International Tennis.
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