Top- seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open, suffering a 6- 3, 3- 6, 1- 6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in the women’s Mates Round of 16.
Top- seed Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open, suffering a 6- 3, 3- 6, 1- 6 defeat to world no. 21 Jelena Ostapenko in the Women’s Mates Round of 16. Swiatek, who was also the defending champion in the competition, started off well against Ostapenko, winning the first set 6- 3 but was beaten by her opponent in the following two sets. Swiatek might have been presumed the favorite given her dominance of the WTA Tour over the last couple of times but on- field it’s Ostapenko who has had an edge over the Pole. In fact, before this meeting, Ostapenko had won all three of the brace’s former showdowns.
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Swiatek went into Round 4 hassle against Ostapenko having won just one set in three meetings against the big- hitting Latvian. Grounding her game on audacious hitting that can run hot and cold, Ostapenko overpowered the Pole the same way she did in earlier meetings. But, all of her former triumphs had come before Swiatek had risen toNo. 1 last time. still, ranking had little impact on Ostapenko’s mind as she formerly again continued her dominance over the Polish star.
” I always anticipate a tough battle against Iga,” Ostapenko said on court after her triumph.” She’s won numerous Slams and she plays veritably constantly. I just went on court and I had to play aggressive because that is what she does not really like. In the third set, I stepped more in the court and I was serving better.”
Ostapenko produced an inconceivable fightback after losing the first set in a match that lasted for 1 hr 48 min. She’ll now face American sixth seed Coco Gauff in the quarter- tests on Tuesday.
The defeat also means Polish star Swiatek will also end her 75- week reign as women’s world number one when the rankings are streamlined after the US Open, with rival Aryna Sabalenka set to take over top spot.
