Pegula, conquering Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 Reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal
It was a straight, direct destruction of the world.1. Buffalo’s Jessica Pegula, New York She played at a very high level on her home turf to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek has quietly made her way through the draw this past two weeks. The French Open champion was looking for her second title at Flushing Meadows after lifting the Tiffany Trophy two years ago. The 23-year-old, who has 22 career titles, did not drop a set in four matches.
In this quarterfinal, she faced a familiar foe. Swiatek led the fight head-on, but 6-3This was the first and second meeting between the two this season. New York Since her title was put into effect 2022. Pegula is seven years older than her, has six titles and is currently ranked No. 6. Like her opponent, she did not drop a set in four rounds.
In the cool, comfortable surroundings of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Pegula was determined to get the coin. Swiatek missed. 5/6 First serve including a double fault to throw away a missed serve by Pegula 5/10 He faced two deuce points on his first serve but consolidated the break. 2-0.
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Swiatek continued to struggle on serve, dropping serve after three more errors, including a double fault. Pegula started the fourth with two consecutive forehand errors, faced deuce, but consolidated the break with two forehand winners.
Swiatek started the fifth with a fantastic forehand and held to love to get on the board while Pegula missed. 3/5 The first sub is not yet maintained 15 For ~ 5-1. The five-time Grand Slam champion struggled to stay in the set, and although she was gifted with two unforced errors, 30 For ~ 2-5.
Pegula served for the set with a new ball, and converted the first set point when Swiatek hit a backhand. Pegula hit the ball towards the center with great success, forcing an error from his opponent.
Swiatek was first in line for service and maintained it easily. 15 And Pegula tied the game with two stunning groundstrokes. Swiatek made four forehand errors on a dump serve. Pegula missed. 3/6 The first serve had two errors, including a double fault, and gave up a break.
Swiatek faced deuce after making three consecutive mistakes. 3-2 While Pegula was making 4/4 I leveled up by making my first serve and keeping the love. #1 Seed continued to hit the serve and ground. She faced four deuces and three break points, and lost her serve when she mishit an inside-out forehand.
Pegula held back her emotions as the set drew to a close. She 4/5 Easy to catch the first serve 15 To reinforce the break, Swiatek served with a new ball and made it to stay in the game. 5/6 Get and keep the first serve 30 He won the championship with a great inside-out forehand.
Pegula served to advance to the match and the Final Four. She opened with a stunning crosscourt forehand winner and converted her third match point when Swiatek mishit a crosscourt backhand.
In just 90 minutes 6th seed is knocked out 2022 Us Open Champion and World #1. It was an elevated and disciplined performance. New York Native. She played with calmness and controlled aggression, causing chaos. 5– Grand Slam champion.
She got something amazing 77The first % and 53It accounted for % of the second serve points and was equally effective on returns. 44The first % and 53% 2nd sub return point. She saved 2/3 Breakpoint during conversion 4/8 And he had 22 errors in 12 winning at-bats.
She will compete in the penultimate round. 2023 Us Open semi-finalist and world number one8 Karolina Muchova. The 28-year-old from the Czech Republic is unseeded as she climbs back up the rankings after undergoing wrist surgery early in the season. This is only her second tour-level event in the past month. World Taekwondo Federation 1000 Americans took part in three events in Cincinnati.
