polish Iga SwatekDefending U.S. Open champion eliminated this sunday Round of 16 against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko (21), so will lose the number 1 Women’s Tennis Association Support Belarusian Arina Sabalenka (2).
Swatek is this year’s French Open champion and has been ranked No. 1 in the women’s rankings since April 2022. will relinquish his privileged status after 75 weeks at his peak Once the US Open is over.
Sabalenka won the Australian Open this year will be measured Monday round of 16 Russian Dalia Kasatkina (14).
swatek He hasn’t lost a set in his first three games in this “big” New York session, but this Sunday He lost to Ostapenko 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 48 minutes.
The Pole has fought Ostapenko four times in her career, losing all four.
The Latvian, the 2017 French Open champion, awaits Coco Goff (No. 6) in the next round.
19 year old American, goffcurrently one of the most popular players in Flushing Meadows, Defeats former WTA No. 1 and Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a two-hour game.
Wozniacki (623), retired in 2020, returns this summer ending his exploits across “big” New York after winning three rounds.
The other quarter-final in the top half of the women’s draw will see Romania’s Sorana Cirstea (30) beat Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic ( 13) and Karolina Muchova (10) of the Czech Republic defeated Wang Xinyu (53) of China.
Djokovic advances to quarter-finals
After a huge scare in his third pass, Serbian Novak Djokovic (2) He took a break this Sunday, Qualified for the quarter-finals US Open Victory over Croatian Bornagojo (105).
Regardless of what happens with the rest of the match, the Serb, who will become the ATP No. 1 (replacing Carlos Alcaraz), beat Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in 2 hours and 26 minutes. .
This is Djokovic reaches quarterfinals for 13th time In Flushing Meadows.
The easy victory over Godjo was a stark contrast to the difficulties he endured in the third round, with Djokovic having to win two sets in a row to win Friday’s bout. epic comeback And beat Serbia’s Laslo Djere (38) in five sets.
That fringe meeting ended at 1:30 a.m. in New York,It was his eighth career win after dropping the first two sets a chance encounter
“Wujo is a tennis player who hits the ball, serves, forehand…big guns.and He moves very well for a big man“As soon as the game was over tonight, Djokovic praised his opponent on the track.
In that sense, “Noll” said “offset serve” was key and he was “happy” to win in three sets.
Djokovic to face American Taylor Fritz in quarterfinals (9), the 2022 Indian Wells champion and currently the highest-ranked American in the ATP.
Fritz will have support from New York fans, but Djokovic has precedent in his favor between the two he won all seven races in which he was measured For Americans so far.
On his next opponent, Djokovic says Fritz has been playing ‘fantastic tennis’“He stressed that he was already in the ‘top 10’ and stressed that every game ‘will be tougher from now on’.
“But I’m ready for this challenge and it’s going to be great,” he said.
if i can win that fight with fritz The three-time US Open champion will face another American againwho will stand out and who will star in the competition among compatriots Frances Tiafoe (10) and Ben Shelton (47).
You can see Alcaraz’s face in the finalThe current champion of the “big names” in New York, with whom he has experienced memorable duels this year, such as the Wimbledon final (won by the Spaniard) and the 1,000m title fight at the Masters in Cincinnati (won by the Serb).
Djokovic and Serena Williams are the two tennis players with the most ‘Grand Slam’ wins in the Open Era, with 23 titles combinedBut the Belgrade man is hoping to win the US Open to tie with Margaret Court (24), who holds the absolute record.
