No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland overcame a surprise second-set challenge from Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands and held on for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday in New York.

Swiatek lost leads of 2-1 and 4-3 in the second set as Lamens broke her serve three times. Swiatek won just half her 20 first-service points in that set, but she turned it around in the third by taking 15 of 18 first-service points.

The Wimbledon champion broke Lamens twice to build a 4-1 lead. Lamens broke back in the sixth game and crept to within 4-3 before Swiatek eventually won it on her third match point.

"I felt like it depended on me, whether I'm going to make mistakes or not. I probably got a little tight in the second set and she for sure used the opportunity," Swiate

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