Tennis: Poland’s Świątek begins US Open campaign

Poland’s tennis world number one Iga Świątek is set to start her US Open bid on Tuesday as she faces Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the first round. 

Poland’s tennis world number one Iga Świątek is set to begin her US Open campaign on Monday as she faces Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in the first round.

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Świątek will be seeking to win her second Grand Slam title this year, after winning the French Open in June.

#USOpen DRAW REVEAL:

Iga Swiatek's quarter includes five other Grand Slam champions. pic.twitter.com/OqoC6Yb8NE

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 25, 2022

The first-round match at New York's Louis Armstrong Stadium begins at 5 p.m. CET. 

🎾 It's time for #USOpen. First round tomorrow
🎾 Czas na US Open. Jutro pierwsza runda pic.twitter.com/AmFTSl7h04

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) August 29, 2022

Also on Tuesday, fellow Pole Magda Linette, the world number 73, will face the 22nd seed, Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, who reached the US Open final in 2016.

Meanwhile, in the men’s tournament, Poland’s world number 10 Hubert Hurkacz begins his US Open run against Germany’s Oscar Otte.

Majchrzak, Fręch crash out

Two Polish players contested their first-round matches on Monday. Both Kamil Majchrzak and Magdalena Fręch went out of the US Open at the first hurdle. 

Majchrzak lost in four sets to Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, 1:6, 4:6, 7:6 (7:3), 1:6. Fręch meanwhile, was beaten in straight sets, 2:6, 3:6, by Canada’s Rebecca Marino.

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Source: PAP, sportowefakty.wp.pl, wtatennis.com