Iga Swiatek eliminated Daria Saville and advanced to the third round of the US Open

The reigning champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round of the US Open. In a match of the second round, the top-seeded Polish tennis player prevailed over Daria Saville (Australia) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:4) in 1:35 hours of play.

In contrast to her match in the first round, in which Iga Swiatek lost only one game, this time she showed more serious hesitation. The champion again showed her solid receiving play, but she allowed herself to lose her serve as many as three times. The leader in the scheme was further hampered by Daria Saville’s excellent defensive play, but the Australian did not have the necessary techniques to counter her rival’s powerful forehands.

Iga Swiatek‘s next opponent will be Kaja Juvan (Slovenia), who eliminated Lauren Davis (USA) by 2-1 (6:7, 6:4, 6:3).

Bernarda Pera (USA) also advanced to the third round of the tournament after defeating Xiyu Wang (China) by 2-1 (3:6, 7:6, 6:2), where will face Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia), who eliminated Elina Avanesyan (Russia) by 2-1 (6:3, 5:7, 7:5).