Swiatek destroys Peterson in the US Open opener

Iga Swiatek, world number 1, dominated in her 1^st match at the US Open as she trashed world number 86, Rebecca Peterson, 2-0 sets (6:0, 6:1), and advanced to the 2^nd round at the Big Slam tournament in New York.

Swiatek d. Peterson 6-0 6-1

In true Iga fashion, she kicks off her title defense with a bagel & a breadstick

Her knack for lopsided sets is not a knock on her opponents at all

It’s proof of how perfected & clean her highest level is.

✅8 match US Open win streak

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— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 28, 2023

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The Polish tennis player closed the 1^st set 6-0 for only 25 minutes. The 2^nd set started 1-1 games, but after that Iga won 5 straight games to close the set 6-1 and the match.

41 – Iga Swiatek (41, 22 in 2022 and 19 in 2023) is the first player since 1991-1992 to win more than 40 sets 6-0 in a two-years span (Monica Seles and Steffi Graf). Bully.#USOpen #USOpen2023 | @usopen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/G7JammA2zB

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 28, 2023

A journalist asked her about her level of play in the post-match interview, and she answered that she was happy to get such a swift victory. Swiatek shared that she enjoyed her time on the court in today’s match. World number 1 added that her focus is 100% on playing her game and trying to defend her title in the Big Apple.

66 – Iga Swiatek is the player with the most Women’s Singles Grand Slam wins after her first 80 such matches (66) among players who played their maiden Major match this century. Marching. #USOpen #USOpen2023 | @usopen @WTA @WTA_insider pic.twitter.com/23jz5sMkjr

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 28, 2023

Swiatek will face world number 322, Daria Saville, at the 1/32 finals at the US Open.