US Open 2024: High-flying Iga Swiatek attains these feats
Women's singles world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland reached the third round of the US Open 2024 on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-1 dismissal of Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek, who won the 2022 US Open, is chasing her 6th Grand Slam title. Notably, Swiatek made her 19th straight Grand Slam third round appearance. Here we decode the stats.
Swiatek becomes 5th player with this record
As per Opta, Swiatek is the fifth player in the Open Era to reach R32 in 19-plus consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, joining Martina Navratilova, Stefanie Graf, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario and Conchita Martinez. Swiatek is also the youngest player to win 20 of their first 22 second round appearances since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 who won 21 of her first 22 2nd-round matches.
Notable numbers of Swiatek
Swiatek holds a 20-2 win-loss record in Grand Slam second-round matches in her career. Meanwhile, Swiatek owns a perfect 20-0 against players ranked outside of the Top 100 at Grand Slam events, with eight of those wins coming at the US Open. The 23-year-old youngster is also 7-0 against qualifiers at Grand Slam events (14-0 in sets).
Swiatek following the footsteps of these players
Only three players (Margaret Court - 11, Maria Sharapova - 8, Evonne Goolagong - 8) have registered more sets of 6-0 score line from their first 22 matches in women's singles at US Open than Swiatek (7) during the Open Era.
Match stats and 2024 season summary
Swiatek doled out four aces compared to her opponent's one. Notably, Shibahara committed four double faults. Swiatek had an 83% win on the first serve and an 80% win on the second. She also converted 5/9 break points. Swiatek is 55-7 this season in women's singles. Apart from five titles on the WTA Tour, she won the bronze medal at 2024 Paris Olympics.
