Iga Swiatek drops a set but joins Jessica Pegula in US Open quarter-finals

Iga Swiatek drops a set but joins Jessica Pegula in US Open quarter-finals



On paper, there was no match between Iga Swiatek, the world number 1, and seeded number 1 in the American event, and Jule Niemeier, the young German, ranked beyond the 100th place in the world.

But the latter, who had already made headlines by reaching the second week at Wimbledon with a quarter-final, posed many problems for the Pole, relying in particular on a powerful serve and a devastating forehand.

Victorious in the first round (6-2), Niemeier however did not keep up the pace, multiplied the faults, and above all served much less well, thus allowing Swiatek to return better, to make a few breaks and to equalize to a set all (6-4). The last set was a nice walk in the park for the best player in the world (6-0). In the next round, she will meet the American Jessica Pegula, who took out the Czech Petra Kvitova (6-3, 6-2).



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