Iga Swiatek’s US Open run ended in the fourth round, 5-7. 3-6, but the former champion will not have to wait too long for another chance to turn things around.
Iga Swiatek was just one game away from wrapping up an easy first set. Instead, the Polish star suffered heartbreak after blowing a 5-0 lead in the opening set against Zheng Qinwen at the US Open, losing the match in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3.
Iga Swiatek had this match completely under control and somehow threw it away. Up 5-0 against Qinwen Zheng in the US Open fourth round, she looked ready to cruise, only for Zheng to win seven straight games, steal the opening set 7-5, and finish her off 6-3.
Down 5-0 in the first set against former champion and No. 8 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, it seemed Qinwen Zheng's Cinderella run through the U.S. Open was coming to an end.
Iga Swiatek will face Qinwen Zheng in a Round of 16 match today at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Świątek has rediscovered her rhythm during the North American hard-court swing under new coach Francisco Roig, advancing to the second week of the tournament without dropping a set.
The US Open’s Day 5 schedule sparked backlash. Alex Eala got Louis Armstrong Stadium, while six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek was sent to the smaller Grandstand court.
Polish Iga Swiatek continued her remarkable Grand Slam consistency Thursday, defeating Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the 2026 US Open.
Iga Swiatek has described 2026 as “probably the toughest one” of her career, but the former world No. 1 arrives at the US Open with a very different feeling after finally finding her best tennis during the North American hard-court swing.
Iga Swiatek‘s 10-match winning streak came to an end against Jessica Pegula in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters. The match went down to the wire and was a very close affair, but the local hero eventually prevailed 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek won her ninth straight match without much resistance, beating France's Diane Parry 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinal round of the Cincinnati Open.
Iga Swiatek's struggles early in the 2026 season seem like a distant memory the way she is competing this summer. The seventh seed and defending Cincinnati Open champion shook off a stellar first set by Greece's Maria Sakkari and rallied to edge the No.
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland had the briefest of slow starts, but she quickly put it into overdrive and overwhelmed Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-0 to open her Cincinnati Open title defense Sunday in Mason, Ohio.
Having won the women’s singles title at the National Bank Open, Iga Swiatek sent a powerful message to fans, and even those who hate her. Iga Swiatek lifted her first title of 2026 with a win against Elena Rybakina in the final of the National Bank Open.
Switzerland international Alisha Lehmann and her new fiancé Montel McKenzie were spotted enjoying a thrilling day out at Wimbledon. The newly engaged couple