US Open: World No. 1 Iga Świątek breezes past Kaja Juvan in less than 50 minutes to reach fourth round

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World No. 1 Iga Świątek was completely dominant in her straight units victory in opposition to Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, successful 6-0 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes to achieve the fourth spherical of the US Open.

In what was certainly some of the one-sided grand slam encounters in latest historical past, Juvan gained simply 15 factors all match in opposition to a ruthless Świątek, because the Pole continues to exert her dominance as the favourite to raise the title at Flushing Meadows.

Świątek has given up simply 9 video games in her three matches thus far in New York – seven of these coming within the comparatively troublesome match in opposition to Daria Saville within the second spherical – with even her shut buddy Juvan not proof against being served up a bagel, the twentieth of the yr for the relentless Świątek.

Świątek and Juvan have been shut since enjoying collectively as youngsters on the junior stage, however there was no time for sentiment because the Pole received straight to enterprise.

She had tied up the primary set in simply 24 minutes and raced to a 3-0 lead within the second earlier than Juvan gained her solely sport of the match.

The gang contained in the Louis Armstrong Stadium gave the Slovenian a heat spherical of applause after she made it 3-1, nevertheless it wasn’t lengthy earlier than Świątek completed the match up.

“I didn’t like the truth that I used to be successful in opposition to my finest buddy, however I knew that I needed to be actually centered and never let myself take into consideration that as a result of it was like enjoying in opposition to a sister. We’ve identified one another for therefore lengthy,” Świątek mentioned after her win.

“I don’t have many mates, however she’s my finest buddy. That was the hardest half.”

Świątek is wanting virtually unbeatable as she bids to defend her US Open title, making simply 5 unforced errors within the close to good efficiency on Friday. She’s going to face both Jelena Ostapenko or American Bernarda Pera for a spot within the quarterfinals.

Within the meantime, the highest seed continues to be getting used to only how good she is.

“Actually, I type of must be taught to search out extra pleasure in that,” she added.

“I talked with Roger [Federer] about that final week. He says one of the best ways to strategy it’s to essentially embrace it, to be proud and comfortable about your outcomes.

“I’m all the time trying to the longer term, attempting to do the very best job one other day, so I’m glad I’ve individuals on my workforce who type of remind me of the great work that I’m doing. It’s good to understand the method and the progress.”