IGA SWIATEK used her phone to send a text immediately after progressing to the US Open quarter-final.

The world No.2 beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 6-1 at Flushing Meadows.

And before she even began her on-court TV interview, Swiatek picked up her phone to send a text.

Asked who she was messaging, Swiatek told the interviewer: "Just my coach.

"I asked him to book like 10 minutes of the practice courts if it’s possible."

Switaek will head into the quarter-final as the favourite with either Amanda Anisimova or Beatriz Haddad Maia up next .

Better still, Switaek will avoid both Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula until the final.

The Pole has continued her good form from the summer when she won Wimbledon .

She is also a previous US Open champion, having won the final at

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