Iga Swiatek’s reign in women’s tennis is over. The Pole bid farewell this Sunday to the US Open, a trophy of which he is the current champion, after being overcome in the round of 16 by Jelena Ostapenko (21) 3-6, 6-3 and 6-1 in one hour and 48 minutes.
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This defeat also means the loss of number 1 in the WTA ranking, which it has held since April 2022 and where will yield next Monday in favor of Aryna Sabalenka.
Swiatek did not lose a set in his first three games in this edition of the ‘big’ New York, but this Sunday he surrendered against his ‘black beast’, with whom he lost the four times he faced him.
In Latvian, winner of Roland Garros in 2017, Coco Gauff (6) awaits him in the next round.
19 year old American, Gauffone of the most beloved players in Flushing Meadows today, beat the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, former WTA number one and winner of the Australian Open, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-1 in two hours of play.
Wozniacki (623), who retired in 2020 and returned to competition this summer, ended her creditable time in the New York ‘big’ after winning three rounds.
The other quarterfinal match at the top of the women’s draw it will be contested by Romanian Sorana Cirstea (30)who beat the Swiss Belinda Bencic (13), and the Czech Karolina Muchova (10)who defeated the Chinese Xinyu Wang (53).
Source: La Verdad
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