Iga Swiatek reached the 4th round at the 2023 US Open, but in her free time she is enjoying the sparkling atmosphere of New York City.After her third-round victory against her friend Kaja Juvan, Swiatek explored the city hosting the season’s 4th Slam, posting some photos of her on her Instagram account.In one photo, Iga Swiatek is seen walking towards Library Walk, with a quote from Francis Bacon’s book, “Of Studies.”
Iga to the second week at the US Open
At the US Open we enter the second week.
As scheduled, the first to take the field to play for the round of 16 of the tournament are the bottom half of the men’s draw and the top half of the women’s draw. The all-US derby opens today’s session at 12:00 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium: Tommy Paul will wait for Ben Shelton.The only precedent between them dates back to the Australian Open, when the two challenged each other in the quarterfinals of the Australian Grand Slam tournament, with the victory of the more experienced player of the two.
Another challenge involving an American player follows: the number 6 seed Jessica Pegula awaits Caroline Wozniacki, Grand Slam champion and former world number one who dreams of a perfect path when she returns after a three-year break.The evening session, which will begin at 19:00, Novak Djokovic is looking for a place in the quarterfinals: the Croatian Borna Gojo will be facing him.
World number one Iga Swiatek will close the program: for the defense of the title, she will have to overcome another Roland Garros champion, Jelena Ostapenko.On the Louis Armstrong Stadium, it starts at 11:00 with the finalist of the Roland Garros Karolina Muchova, who will face the Chinese Wang.
The challenge between Belinda Bencic and Sorana Cirstea will follow: this is one of the most open women’s draw areas after Elena Rybakina’s knockout.Next, the US number two Frances Tiafoe will face one of the surprises of these US Open, the Australian Hijikata.
The American number one will close the program on the second court of Flushing Meadows: Taylor Fritz, for the first time in the fourth round of his home Slam tournament, awaits Dominik Stricker, who wants to continue his amazing journey after eliminating the top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
