Tennis News: Iga Swiatek and Wang Xiyu held serve in the first seven games of the second set before the Polish tennis player launched a decisive attack in the first round of the 2026 US Open season.
A perfectly placed forehand in the corner of the court provided the break opportunity needed for the eighth seed who then secured a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Chinese national Wang with his serve after playing for 1 hour 28 minutes.
It was the kind of performance that is now expected from the former world No. 1. Straightforward and — perhaps disappointingly for fans at Louis Armstrong Stadium — minimal drama. The same thing applies to the head to head against Wang, where the Polish national is further ahead with 3-0 and he won all three meetings in straight sets.
The 2022 US Open champion has now won 28 consecutive Grand Slam opening matches, with the only loss he has ever suffered in the first round of a Grand Slam coming against Swiss player Viktorija Golubic at Wimbledon in the 2019 season. Overall, his record is 30-1, with 28 wins coming in straight sets.
“I don’t consider these matches to be easy. I don’t take them for granted. Since the start of the tournament, I have always been ready to exert high intensity and ready to perform at the required level.”
Swiatek will next duel against world number 449, Nadia Podoroska in the second round of the US Open. The Polish national won their only previous meeting at the 2020 French Open before winning the first Grand Slam title of his career.
Victory would lead Swiatek to her 110th Grand Slam victory since the start of the 2020 season.
In the first round, the Argentine tennis player, Podoroska, had to fight hard to knock out the Swiss tennis player, Simona Waltert, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
The winner of the match has the opportunity to meet the 25th seed, Marie Bouzkova or the British tennis player, Harriet Dart in the third round of the US Open.
The Czech tennis player, Bouzkova appeared fierce when she silenced the French tennis player, Elsa Jacquemot with 6-2, 6-2, while Hart had to use her best ability to achieve a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over the host tennis player, Peyton Stearns.
Meanwhile, the Olympic gold medalist in Paris in 2024, Zheng Qinwen, was also involved in a fierce match before beating Kristina Liutova 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Waiting for the Chinese national in the second round of the US Open is the 12th seed, Belinda Bencic or the Kazakh national, Yulia Putintseva.
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