After defeating Anna Kalinskaya in the third round 7-6(2), 6-4, Iga Swiatek reached the Round of 16 at the US Open for the fifth time in a row. When asked to spill the beans about her secret to success in that match, her response was succinct: “ Oh, my God, I don’t know. ” All she wanted was to reduce her errors in that match and stick to her game. And she managed to do that extremely well. That victory also marked her 23rd career main-draw win at the tournament. Is she now heading for her second title at the US Open after her heroics in 2022?

She looks like a woman on a mission at the moment. Swiatek has now secured a dominating Round of 16 victory (6-3, 6-1) against Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova . No slow start this time! With this win, Swiatek has now taken her H2H record ag

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