Prime-ranked girls’s tennis professional Iga Swiatek had a near-perfect recreation throughout Friday’s third-round match, however she did take subject with one side of her efficiency.
Beating her finest pal.
Kaja Juvan of Slovenia is embraced by Iga Swiatek of Poland on the internet after her 6-0, 6-1 loss within the Ladies’s Singles spherical three match at Louis Armstrong Stadium through the U.S. Open Tennis Championship 2023 on the USTA Nationwide Tennis Centre on September 1, 2023, in Flushing, Queens, New York Metropolis. (Tim Clayton/Corbis by way of Getty Photos)
Swiatek defeated longtime pal Kaja Juvan in a brutal trend on Friday afternoon, advancing to the second week of the U.S. Open after a 49-minute showcase the place Juvan was capable of win only one recreation.
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“I didn’t like the truth that I used to be type of successful [against] my finest pal. However I knew that I needed to be actually targeted and never let myself take into consideration that,” Swiatek mentioned when requested if there was something she didn’t like about the best way she performed.
“It was actually like taking part in towards a sister, as a result of we’ve recognized one another for therefore lengthy. I haven’t got many buddies, however she’s my finest pal.”
Poland’s Iga Swiatek embraces her finest pal defeated Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan through the U.S. Open tennis match girls’s singles third spherical match on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in New York Metropolis, on September 1, 2023. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The remark drew a loud “Aw” from the group and shortly turned to cheers.
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The 22-year-old tennis participant is already a four-time Grand Slam champion and is seeking to defend her title on the U.S. Open this yr.
“I type of need to study to search out extra pleasure in that,” she mentioned Friday of her accomplishments. I’m at all times seeking to the longer term, attempting to do the most effective job one other day, so I’m glad I’ve individuals on my staff who type of remind me of the great work that I’m doing. It’s good to understand the method and the progress.”
Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates defeating Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan of their U.S. Open tennis match girls’s singles third-round match on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in New York on September 1, 2023. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
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She is going to play the winner of the Jelena Ostapenko and Bernarda Pera match on Sunday.
