US Open: Poland's Świątek eases into last 16 of women’s singles

Poland’s Iga Świątek has cruised into the last 16 of the women’s singles at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, with a straight-set win over Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Iga Świątek

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The Polish world No. 1 saw off the 33-year-old Russian player 6-4, 6-2 in the third round at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.

Into the Fourth Round for the fourth year in a row 🤩 pic.twitter.com/5EI2mWkEyW

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2024

💪 from Swiatek on a Saturday night! pic.twitter.com/9EsK8F4YyF

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2024

Świątek will now face 16th-ranked Russian Liudmila Samsonova for a place in the quarterfinals at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Iga Świątek nie ukrywała zadowolenia po wygranym meczu. "Skupiłam się na tym, jak się odgrywać" #USOpen #USOpen2024 https://t.co/fkktvUyK4Q

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) September 1, 2024

Świątek, a former US Open champion, is aiming for her sixth Grand Slam singles title in New York.

16 women remain in the US Open singles draw.

Who takes home the 🏆? pic.twitter.com/TGKSskBhww

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2024

The 2024 US Open runs until September 8.

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Source: Eurosport, PAP