Iga Swiatek

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland is two matches away from winning her second Grand Slam title after defeating the American on Wednesday.

Swiatek, who didn’t play her very best match either, added 32 unforced errors in the match. “I'm super proud of myself," Swiatek said after the match. Swiatek proved that at the end of the day, resilience and the will to find a way even on bad days is the key to success.

The world number one and French Open champion is the only player left in either of the singles draws who has previously lifted a slam trophy and she raised her ...

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Iga Swiatek is the only player left in either singles draw who has previously won a Grand Slam and kept her hopes at Flushing Meadows alive with a 6-3 7-6 ...

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World No.1 Iga Swiatek needed nearly two hours to claim a tight victory over No.8 seed Jessica Pegula and reach the final four in New York for the first ...

Swiatek had 22 winners in the clash to Pegula's 14, and she finished with only three more unforced errors than the American. The pair exchanged winners down the stretch of the decisive tiebreak, and Swiatek at last got to double match point at 6-4 with a backhand strike. 16 of 18: On Wednesday night, Pegula led by an early break and was up 3-2, 30-0, but the American fired four straight unforced errors from there to cede the break back to Swiatek. 6: Swiatek has garnered six WTA singles titles in her superb 2022 thus far. 55: Swiatek has now won 55 matches already in 2022. She completed this year's US Open semifinal lineup after moving past American No.1 Pegula in 1 hour and 51 minutes.

A first-time U.S. Open women's champion will be crowned on Saturday and world number one Iga Swiatek said all four semifinalists deserve to be there.

I will try to be me.” “It’s fun to see her again in semi-final in U.S. So I will try to play my game. I’m really looking forward to it.” The Pole went on a blistering 37-match winning streak earlier this year before cooling off ahead of the New York Grand Slam. It’s a great challenge for my game, for me.

The world number one will take on Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals on Thursday night.

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Was an early racquet change the key to Iga Swiatek beating Jessica Pegula and making the US Open semi-finals? Pegula said it was a "huge momentum change".

But I feel for sure like it clicked and it was much, much easier to do that today, and to keep the focus as well.” I was just playing a little bit better. “I don't know if it actually was the key or something. “I think it helped me a lot. I think also the conditions helped me because it was colder today. “I think it helped her a lot. “I was used to her making errors. 1 Swiatek said: “Today I realised that I need extra help from the racquet and the string itself because Jessie is such a tough opponent that you can just lose two more points. Then I started missing everything for literally the rest of the set. I was just going for too much. I just made a few stupid errors. So it was a good move by her.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium roof was open, the 70-degree air was as cool and dry as it has been during a hot, humid tournament, and Swiatek figured maybe she should ...

Pegula, a 28-year-old whose parents own the NFL's Buffalo Bills and NHL's Buffalo Sabres, dropped to 0-4 in Grand Slam quarterfinals, including a trio of losses at that stage this season. But she was better in the tiebreaker, and when Pegula missed a backhand to close the contest, Swiatek ran toward her guest box, flung her racket and yelled. "I'm a little deflated right now," Pegula said. "I don't know if it actually was the key or something," Swiatek said after a match filled with a combined 13 breaks of serve, 10 in the second set alone. So with Pegula up by a break at 3-2 and serving at 30-love, Swiatek walked over to the sideline in the middle of a game to swap out her white racket for another one. 17 [Caroline Garcia](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1804), who eliminated [18-year-old American ](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-us-open-tennis-championships-sports-casper-ruud-b29a3936f230c6cc6449c354fefbc84c) [Coco Gauff](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626) on Tuesday. "I'm super proud of myself. [Aryna Sabalenka](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3038) of Belarus in Thursday's semifinals. 1-ranked Swiatek grabbed 14 of the next 15 points and, while closing things out was not easy, she reached her first semifinal at Flushing Meadows by pulling out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Pegula on Wednesday night. "Trying to keep my expectations low." So it was a good move by her. When play resumed, Swiatek popped up a short return that floated toward Pegula, who rushed a backhand swinging volley that landed out.