The Polish Iga Swiateknumber one in the world, defeated the Russian this Monday Lyudmila Samsonova and will face the American in the quarterfinals of the United States Open Jessica Pegula.
Swiatek defeated Samsonova, ranked 16th, in the round of 16, 6-4 and 6-1 in one hour and 30 minutes.
The Pole could not break his rival’s serve in the first set until the last game, but in the second set he defeated the Russian with ease. This is the fourth time Swiatek has met Samsonova and They all ended up winning the WTA number one.
Winner of Flushing Meadows in 2022Swiatek will play in the quarterfinals against Pegula, who is ranked sixth in the world and lost in the round of 16 to Russian Diana Shnaider, who occupies the 18th position, 6-4 6-2 in one hour and 28 minutes.
Swiatek dominates the previous ones against Pegula with six wins against three losses. The American, however, has been having a great summer on North American hard courts since his win her second WTA 1,000 of Canada in a row and, a week later, reached the final of the WTA 1,000 in Cincinnati. All in all, he won 13 in his last 14 games.
Source: La Verdad
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