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Tennis: Poland's Majchrzak, Świątek into 2nd round at US Open

27.08.2019 12:56
Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak and Iga Świątek have made it through to the second round of the US Open tennis tournament.
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In a five-set match, Majchrzak beat Chile’s Nicolás Jarry 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 in the men’s singles.

In the women’s singles, rising star Świątek defeated Serbia’s Ivana Jorović 6-0, 6-1. The Pole next takes on Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova.

Meanwhile, Polish players Hubert Hurkacz and Magdalena Fręch both crashed out in the first round.

Hurkacz was beaten by France’s Jérémy Chardy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 4-6. Fręch was defeated 7-5, 3-6, 4-6 by Germany’s Laura Siegemund.

On Tuesday, Poland’s Magda Linette takes on Australia’s Astra Sharma in a first-round encounter.

(pk/gs)

Source: Polish Radio