World No. 1 Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula on Wednesday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to her first US Open semifinal and her third Grand Slam semifinal of 2022.Iga Swiatek is the first Polish woman to reach US Open Semifinals.
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Prior to Swiatek, the last US Open No. 1 seed to reach the semifinals was none other than Serena Williams in 2016. Williams was also the last No. 1 seed to win the New York title, in 2014.
The 21-year-old from Poland knocked out No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula, the last American standing in the women’s singles draw, 6-3, 7-6(4).
“She’s a great player,” Swiatek said of her opponent. “I was trying to push her back, but she’s really good at receiving so she put pressure on me. That’s why it ended up in a tiebreake
“At the beginning of the tournament, of course you’re here to make the best result as possible, but I wasn’t expecting [to reach the semifinals],” Swiatek said. “I’m really happy that I’m working to keep my expectations low because today was such a tough match and I think that the level was great, so I’m really happy that I handled it.”
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