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Iga Swiatek books US Open quarter-final spot with Alexandrova win to face Anisimova

Originally posted on HITC | By Callum Davies | Last updated Sep 2, 2025 9:50 AM ET

After a shaky start against Anna Kalinskaya, Iga Swiatek has looked every bit the top contender again.

She breezed past Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-1 to book her place in another US Open quarter-final.

That win sets up a rematch of this year’s Wimbledon final, where she completely outclassed Amanda Anisimova.

The dominance she showed in that match even led to some discussions about whether the sport needed to adapt and give players more time to settle into matches.

This time around, Swiatek will be facing Anisimova on American soil, hoping for a similar result. But before talk of her intensity takes over, the 24-year-old shared a lighter moment in her post-match interview that caught plenty of attention.

Iga Swiatek’s immediate reaction after securing a US Open quarter-final spot

She provided a thoughtful breakdown of her performance, but it was a short comment to the interviewer that really highlighted just how focused and hardworking she is.

Swiatek started by mentioning who she reached out to right after her win over Alexandrova, saying: “Oh, uh, just my coach. Um, yeah, I asked him to book like 10 minutes of practice court if it’s possible.”

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Asked what stood out most about her play on the day, Swiatek said: “I would say the intensity and the focus for sure.

“At the beginning, I felt like, I don’t know, like she played really fast and also the court is a bit different, so I wanted to find my rhythm, but later on, I just felt like I’m really in my bubble and in the zone and sometimes I was making, like risky decisions and I think I forced the ball kind of to go in.”

Amanda Anisimova looking for payback in Swiatek rematch

Anisimova has spoken openly about wanting another crack at Swiatek, and now she’ll get it in New York.

It’s a chance for her to put Wimbledon behind her and test herself against the six-time Grand Slam champion without the spotlight of a final. The pressure will be different, and that could work in her favour.

Anisimova certainly has the tools to challenge Swiatek, even if she wasn’t able to show it last time they met.

This time, though, we should get a much clearer picture of how they stack up. And after what happened at Wimbledon, Anisimova will be eager to prove she can compete on more even terms.

This article first appeared on HITC and was syndicated with permission.

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