Even better news for Swiatek: The Pole has yet to drop a set at the year’s final Grand Slam, where she lifted her career’s lone Grand Slam trophy on hard courts in 2022. Swiatek charged past Kamila Rakhimova, Ena Shibahara, and No. 25 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, before taking down No. 16 seed Samsonova.
Swiatek will face No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula next for a spot in the US semifinals on Wednesday. She leads the American 6-3 in their head-to-head—which includes a 2022 US Open quarterfinal win, 6-3, 7-6 (4), on her way to the title.
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“Against Jessie, it’s never easy,” Swiatek explained. “It’s going to be, for sure, a tough one, because she plays really flat ball with no spin. You have to really work low on your legs.
“She’s in a good rhythm right now, and she won so many matches past weeks, that for sure it’s going to be a challenge.”
