Iga Swiatek of Poland lost to Jessica Pegula of the United States in the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis tournament.
of the United States Jessica Pegula defeated world number one Poland in the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis tournament on Wednesday By Iga Swiatek.
Pegula, ranked sixth in the world, won the match 6–2, 6–4.
Pegula advances to the semifinals of a grand slam tournament for the first time in his career.
– I can finally say that I am a semi-finalist, Pegula said and lamented that he had lost so many quarter-finals.
Next, Pegula will compete against the unseeded Czech for the final spot Karolina Muchovan with. Muchova defeated Brazil in their own quarter-final match on Wednesday Beatriz Haddad Maian by 6–1, 6–4.
In the second semi-final, the US Emma Navarro face a Belarusian playing with a neutral status Aryna Sabalenkan.
Swiatek joined the list of surprise dropouts from this year’s New York tournament. In the past, the second and third Serbia in the men’s world rankings have unexpectedly dropped out of the tournament Novak Djokovic and Spain Carlos Alcaraz.
On the women’s side, only world number two Sabalenka remains from the top three, as the reigning champion of the tournament is the United States Coco Gauff was eliminated after losing in the fourth round to Navarro.
Britain’s Draper advanced to the semi-finals
On the men’s singles side, on Wednesday, a player who advanced to the semifinals for the first time in his career advanced. Briton Jack Draper defeated Australia in the quarter-final match by Alex de Minaurwho had decided last week Otto Virtanen tournament after taking victory from the Finn in the second round.
22-year-old Draper, who is ranked 25th in the world, beat de Minaur, ranked 10th, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2. He advances to the US Open men’s top four as the first Briton since Andy Murray won the tournament 12 years ago.
Draper, who missed a large part of last season due to injuries, described last year as a turning point. He said he had to watch from the sidelines as young, incredible players won tournaments.
– But I knew that my time would come, he said.
Draper will face either Italy, the number one in the world ranking, in the semi-final Jannik Sinner or the 2021 champion of the tournament Daniil Medvedev.
The Americans will play in the second semi-final Francis Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. The US semifinal pair ensures that the men’s singles final of the tournament will see the host country for the first time in 18 years.