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. The World No. 8 needed just one hour and 11 minutes to complete the win.

NEW YORK–Former champion Iga Swiatek marched into the third round of the US Open on Thursday. Swiatek, whose six Grand Slam titles include the 2022 US Open, defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2 in the first meeting between the two since Swiatek beat the Argentine on the way to her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020.

A massive scheduling controversy has taken the spotlight on Day 5 of the US Open. Tennis fans have fiercely criticized the organizers for giving the reigning DC Open champion, Alex Eala, a prime afternoon slot on Louis Armstrong Stadium,

Playing each other for the first time since the French Open semifinals six years ago, Iga Swiatek made quick work of Nadia Podoroska, advancing to the third round of the US Open.

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,

Iga Swiatek cruised past Xiyu Wang in the first round at the U.S. Open as she tries to go on a deep run, having not made it to the semifinals here since winning

Iga Swiatek won her 28th consecutive opening match at Majors and improved to 30-1 overall in Grand Slam first rounds on Monday night, earning a late break to defeat Wang Xiyu 6-2, 6-3. She is unbeaten in their three head-to-head meetings.

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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.

Naomi Osaka recovers from a second-set blip to defeat Katerina Siniakova at the US Open, while fellow former champion Iga Swiatek also progresses.