New York [US], August 20 (ANI): After successful the Cincinnati Open on Monday, Iga Swiatek teamed up with Casper Ruud within the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. The pair superior to the semi-final as they defeated Americans Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2 with out dropping a set.
They will now face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draperer in Wednesday’s semifinals, who cruised after registering a 4-1, 4-1 quarterfinal victory in opposition to Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev in Ashe.
Earlier within the first spherical of the competitors, Pegula and Draper defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz 4-2, 4-
After the match, Casper shared his ideas on the victory. ‘I needed to sacrifice [golf] for blended doubles,’ mentioned Ruud as quoted by the US Open web site.
After the match, Iga Swiatek additionally expressed her emotions the place she mentioned, ‘It’s good we’re taking part in tennis, as a result of I’m horrible at golf!’
Olympic gold medallist and Serbian tennis participant Novak Djokovic, together with Olga Danilovi, was additionally in motion on Tuesday in the course of the first spherical of the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. They misplaced their first spherical match 4-2, 5-3 in opposition to Mirra Andreeva/Daniil Medvedev .
Round 1
Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori d. Taylor Fritz/Elena Rybakina 4-2, 4-2.
Caty McNally/Lorenzo Musetti d. Gael Monfils/Naomi Osaka 5-3, 4-2.
Casper Ruud/Iga Swiatek d. Madison Keys/Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2.
Ben Shelton/Taylor Townsend d. Amanda Anisimova/Holger Rune 4-2, 5-4 (7-2).
Jack Draper/Jessica Pegula d. Carlos Alcaraz/Emma Raducanu 4-2, 4-2.
Mirra Andreeva/Daniil Medvedev d. Olga Danilovic/Novak Djokovic 4-2, 5-3.
Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison d. Belinda Bencic/Alexander Zverev 4-0, 5-3.
Karolina Muchova/Andrey Rublev d. Reilly Opelka/Venus Williams 4-2, 5-4 (7-4).
Quarter-finals
Sara Errani/Andrea Vavassori d. Karolina Muchova/Andrey Rublev 4-1, 5-4 (7-4).
Casper Ruud/Iga Swiatek d. Caty McNally/Lorenzo Musetti 4-1, 4-2.
Jack Draper/Jessica Pegula d. Mirra Andreeva/Daniil Medvedev 4-1, 4-1.
Danielle Collins/Christian Harrison d. Ben Shelton/Taylor Townsend 4-1, 5-4 (7-2). (ANI)