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Iga Swiatek got past Daria Saville in their second-round match on Wednesday, at the US Open. Unlike her first-round match though, Swiatek didn’t have it all too easy against the Australian and needed an hour and 34 minutes to clinch a 6-3, 6-4 win.Swiatek was able to exploit Saville’s second serve thoroughly.
Of the 18 points played on the latter’s second serve, Swiatek won 17 points. The world no. 1 also converted five of six break points that came her way on Saville’s serve although she did fail to save all three break points she faced.
For the match, Swiatek had 23 winners to her rival’s 13 and six more unforced errors than the latter’s 17.In the third round, Swiatek will play one of her closest friends on the tour, Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan.
Juvan, who qualified for the main draw, came from down a set to oust American Lauren Davis, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-3.There weren’t any big upsets all across the third day of play at Flushing Meadows until the last match of the evening session.
In the final match scheduled for the day, on Arthur Ashe Stadium, Caroline Wozniacki stunned 11th seed Petra Kvitova in their second-round encounter.
