Swiatek begins US Open title bid with comfortable win

World number two Iga Swiatek began her bid for a second US Open title with a comfortable straight-set victory over Colombia’s Emiliana Arango. The Pole, who won a maiden Wimbledon title last month and is the favourite to add a second title at Flushing Meadows to her 2022 triumph, cruised to a 6-1 6-2 victory […]

World number two Iga Swiatek began her bid for a second US Open title with a comfortable straight-set victory over Colombia’s Emiliana Arango.
The Pole, who won a maiden Wimbledon title last month and is the favourite to add a second title at Flushing Meadows to her 2022 triumph, cruised to a 6-1 6-2 victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Swiatek hit 26 winners to world number 84 Arango’s five and won 76% of her points on serve without facing a break point.
The six-time Grand Slam champion warmed up for the final major of the year with victory at the Cincinnati Open – a WTA 1000 event – and looks in fine tune in New York.
Swiatek will face the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens, ranked 66 in the world, in the second round.