New York ¨C Iga Swiatek and Daniil Medvedev, the last two former champions left in the U.S. Open singles draws after a series of upsets, swept into the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows with a minimum of fuss on Monday.
Top seed Swiatek, who won the title two years ago, showcased her all-court game in a straightforward 6-4 6-1 win over Russian Liudmila Samsonova to open the evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium and warned she was only going to improve.
¡°At the beginning, it wasn¡¯t easy to get the rhythm, especially because we kind of put our focus more on recovery than actually practicing before the slam,¡± Swiatek said of her week in New York.
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