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Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek is off to a quick begin in her try to win back-to-back Grand Slams, because the No. 2 seed from Poland beat Colombia’s Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2 in an hour flat on the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New York.
Swiatek routed Arango by profitable 23 of her 26 first-service factors (88.5 p.c) and amassing a 26-5 edge in whole winners. The six-time Grand Slam champion by no means confronted break level.
‘It felt nice — first matches are usually not simple to get used to the rhythm,’ Swiatek mentioned, per the Guardian. ‘It was a stable match. I’m completely satisfied I wasn’t making an attempt to overpower.’
Swiatek additionally broke an Open Era file set by Monica Seles, as she gained her sixty fifth tour-level opening match in a row. She hasn’t misplaced within the opening spherical because the 2021 WTA Finals.
Swiatek, who gained the U.S. Open in 2022, climbed to No. 2 on this planet rankings this summer time due to her first Wimbledon title and her WTA 1000 victory final week in Cincinnati.
Amanda Anisimova misplaced the Wimbledon closing to Swiatek in a disastrous 0-6, 0-6 displaying. The eighth seed this week in New York, the American kicked off her match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia’s Kimberly Birrell.
‘It’s not simple enjoying within the first spherical of a Grand Slam,’ Anisimova mentioned. ‘I used to be nervous however I used to be simply making an attempt to have just a little enjoyable on the market. I’m completely satisfied to be again.
‘I misplaced within the first spherical final 12 months so I’m simply completely satisfied that I’m doing higher than then.’
The solely seeded gamers to be upset earlier than night on the East Coast had been No. 20 Diana Shnaider of Russia and No. 26 Sofia Kenin.
Germany’s Laura Siegemund posted a 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3 win over Shnaider whereas Ashlyn Krueger rallied for a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 end result over fellow American Kenin.
Russian No. 13 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-4, 6-1; Brazilian No. 18 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia outlasted Great Britain’s Sonay Kartal 6-3, 1-6, 6-1; and Czech No. 21 seed Linda Noskova was a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Hungary’s Dalma Galfi. No. 27 Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine additionally superior, 6-4, 6-4 previous Brit Katie Boulter.
Other winners included China’s Xinyu Wang, the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens, Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic, Germany’s Eva Lys, Australian Maya Joint and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian.
The headliners within the Tuesday night time session are No. 3 Coco Gauff, going through Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, and No. 23 Naomi Osaka of Japan, enjoying Belgium’s Greet Minnen.
–Field Level Media