There was no bigger victim in the women’s draw of this US Open than the Polish Iga Swiatek, of the current champion and world number one. He is left with nothing, he will give the crown in this Grand Slam and he will give the leadership of the ranking to the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
This is the consequence of his Latvian farewell Jelena Ostapenko in the round of 16. This is not the only weight loss in this tie. Another favorite for the title, recent winner of Canada’s Masters 1000 WTA, in Montreal, and third in the WTA ranking, also said goodbye.
He was beginning to carry a reputation for not performing at the Grand Slam at his level. At the age of 29, an expert, he has never made it past the quarterfinals, his top of the ‘big four’. This time it did not come, having done so in 2022, as well as at the last Australian Open and Wimbledon.
He left the plant in ruins, covered this time because the rain appeared. Jessica Pegula It did not exist in the American duel with Madison Keys, 28 years old and No. 17.
Keys, a renowned puncher, who is unstoppable when she has the track, takes the initiative on an inspired day, winning 6-1 and 6-3 in one hour and three minutes. Pegula made a feigned reaction to recover from the ‘break’ at 3-3 in the second set. Then a fatal double fault and low spirits. He threw the racket, a sign of surrender, of a nightmare.
Tournament finalist in 2017, defeated by his friend Sloane Stephens, He has not reached the quarterfinals since reaching the semifinals in 2018. His rise in level is surprising given that he has done a previous gray tour, with three wins and as many losses.
Keys will face the Wimbledon champion, the Czech, in the quarterfinals Marketa Vondrousovawho had to come back against another unknown American team, Peyton Stearns6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-2
Source: La Verdad
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