US Open: Poland’s Świątek into round of sixteen in women’s singles

Poland’s Iga Świątek has advanced to the round of sixteen in the women’s singles competition at the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York, for the first time in her career.

Iga Swiatek of Poland hits a return to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia during their match on the sixth day of the US Open Tennis Championships.

Photo: PAP/EPA/JUSTIN LANE

The 20-year-old Pole, ranked world No. 8 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated Estonia's Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in their encounter on Saturday.

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Iga Swiatek is into Round 4 at the #USOpen for the first time! pic.twitter.com/1mzp5tEj3x

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2021

Świątek is now to face Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.

Meanwhile, Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz crashed out of the US Open men's singles on Thursday after losing to Italy's Andreas Seppi, 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-7, in the second round.

The 2021 US Open runs until September 12. 

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Source: PAP