But Swiatek had to fight for the victory against the 29th-seeded Russian, who went ahead to a 5–1 lead in the first set before the Polish star could come back.
Good Lord, Anna played so well and got in all the chance balls. I tried to keep down the number of mistakes and felt that I played well, but I could not kill the balls, says Swiatek after the match.
Swiatek is one of the favorites in this year's US Open after her victory in Wimbledon in June, but seemed to have lost form in the first set, before she got her game in order.
I tried to focus on simple strokes and felt that I had nothing to lose since I was behind by so much. So I put everything on one card, it was the only thing I could do.
Iga Swiatek will meet in the fourth round the Russian player Jelena Alexandrova.
