Swiatek tops Pegula; faces Sabalenka in US Open semifinals

[ASFN Admin]

Iga Swiatek’s game is most effective, her mind most at ease, on red clay courts, where her two Grand Slam titles so far arrived. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek moved into her first semifinal at Flushing Meadows by pulling out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over American Jessica Pegula on Wednesday night in a match filled with a combined 13 breaks of serve, 10 in the second set alone. “I wasn't expecting that at the beginning of the tournament,” said Swiatek, never before beyond the fourth round in New York.

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