Iga Świątek in the hunt for the US Open title! The Polish player makes a surprising combination
Things have been moving along for the US Open Grand Slam since Monday (August 18). Qualifying and the mixed doubles tournament, in a new, exhibition style, have certainly focused increasing attention on the New York tennis courts.
US Open: Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud take the title? They're already in the semifinals!Iga Świątek, though it seemed she wouldn't be competing after her success at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati tournament, ultimately played in the mixed doubles event. Norwegian Casper Ruud is the Pole's court partner, and on Tuesday, the pair already won two matches. First, the American pairing of Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe (4-1, 4-2).
And then American Cathy McNally and Italian Lorenzo Musetti, with exactly the same result as in their first appearance on the Flushing Meadows courts.
"I could play in the semifinals and final right now. I feel very good. The title in Cincinnati gave me a lot of confidence, so I want to use it," the Pole admitted with a smile after winning two matches in New York.
Who will the Polish-Norwegian duo play in the semifinals? Their opponents will be American Jessica Pegula and British player Jack Draper. The competition begins Wednesday night at 1:00 a.m. Polish time.
The final, at the world's largest tennis venue – Arthur Ashe Stadium – will take place immediately after the second mixed doubles semifinal. Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison (both from the USA) will face the Italian duo of Sara Ernani and Andrea Vavassori.
All matches on the courts in New York can be watched on Eurosport and via the HBO Max platform.
Iga Świątek and all her championship titlesIn her career so far, the Polish player has won a total of 24 championship titles on courts almost all over the world.
Świątek has won six Grand Slam titles, four at Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024), one at the US Open (2022), and one at Wimbledon (2025). She also won the prestigious WTA Finals (2023).
In addition, wins in WTA 1000 tournaments, respectively in: Rome (2021, 2022, 2024), Doha (2022 and 2024), Indian Wells (2022 and 2024), Miami (2022), Beijing (2023), Madrid (2024) and the most recent one in Cincinnati (2025).
The list also includes WTA 500 events: Adelaide (2021), Stuttgart (2022 and 2023), San Diego (2022), and the aforementioned Doha (2023). Plus, a Polish twist, the WTA 250 in Warsaw (2023).
After the 2024 Paris Olympics, a bronze medal should be added to this list. This is the first medal in Polish Olympic history to be won on the tennis court. Although, as the tennis player herself mentioned, after winning Wimbledon, if she could, she would trade one of her Grand Slam victories for Olympic gold.
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