NEW YORK :A laser-focused Iga Swiatek barely broke sweat as the former U.S. Open champion methodically dismantled Russian 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 and booked her return to the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam on Monday.

The 24-year-old's crushing win on Louis Armstrong Stadium meant that she became the youngest woman to reach at least the quarter-finals of all four Grand Slams in a single season since 18-year-old Maria Sharapova managed the feat in 2005.

Swiatek was typing away furiously on her phone as she waited for her on-court interview afterwards and said she was sending a message to her coach Wim Fissette.

"I asked him to book a practice court for 10 minutes, if possible," the world number two said, before she explained what worked well in helping her reach her 13th

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