New York: Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek rolled into the quarterfinals at the US Open, showing off what once made each of them the top-ranked women’s tennis player in the world.
Osaka dominated Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-2 in their highly anticipated showdown Monday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek rallied from down 3-1 in the first set to beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-1. At the beginning, I felt like she was playing really fast,” said Swiatek, who is seeking her second US Open title and seventh in a Grand Slam. “I wanted to find my rhythm, but later on I really felt like I was in my bubble and in my zone.” Osaka, in the quarterfinals at a major for the first time since 2021, is set to face No. 11 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic for a spot in the semifinals. Up next for Swiatek is American Amanda Anisimova in a rematch of her 6-0, 6-0 victory in the Wimbledon final.
The number 8-seeded Anisimova reached her first US Open quarterfinal by beating number 16 Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-0, 6-3. On the men’s side, 25th-seeded Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced by defeating Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in a match in Arthur Ashe Stadium that took just over two hours. Auger-Aliassime won for just the second time in nine career matches against Rublev, the No. 15 seed who slammed his racket after losing a point in the second set.”
As I won the first set, I felt like I was in control of the match,” said Auger-Aliassime, who at age 25 is in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the fourth time. “Good win considering our head-to-head, considering how good he is as a player.” Also, Alex de Minaur of Australia and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy advanced to the quarters by winning in straight sets. De Minaur is set to play Auger-Aliassime next.top-seeded Jannik Sinner routed Alexander Bublik, the only player other than Carlos Alcaraz to beat him this season, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.