But this was their first meeting since Swiatek's rise to No.1 last year. Ostapenko's game, based on audacious hitting that can run hot and cold, had historically overpowered her. Match notes: Swiatek went into Sunday night having won just one set in three meetings against the big-hitting Latvian. Gauff fights off Wozniacki to book quarterfinal return | Muchova faces Cirstea The two have split their two prior meetings, with Ostapenko knocking the American out of the Australian Open in January. Into her first US Open quarterfinal, Ostapenko champion will next face No.6 Coco Gauff next. Sabalenka, 25, will be the 29th woman to capture the WTA World No.1 ranking, and just the eighth player to have held both the singles and doubles No.1 spots during their career, having also ascended to the top of the doubles rankings in February 2021.Īfter a long wait, Sabalenka set to take the reigns at No.1 Swiatek will have held the top spot for 75 consecutive weeks, the third-longest first-time streak in Hologic WTA Tour history.
The victory means World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka will overtake Swiatek and ascend to the No.1 ranking after the US Open. US Open 2023: Draw | Order of play | Scores | 411 The 26-year-old Latvian is now 4-0 in her career against Swiatek, and is the only player to have faced the Pole multiple times at tour level without taking a loss. NEW YORK - No.20 Jelena Ostapenko continued her mastery over Iga Swiatek, ending the World No.1's US Open title defense with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory in the fourth round.
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