Iga Świątek didn’t have much time to rest. After the Olympic Games in Paris, she took part in the competition in Cincinnati, where she reached the semi-finals, and now she is preparing for the last Grand Slam tournament of the season – the US Open . On Thursday, the draw for it was made. So what awaits our tennis player?
Will Świątek Play Collins Again in Quarterfinals? Here Are Possible Scenarios
The beginning of the tournament for Świątek will not be too demanding. In the first round, the Pole faced a qualifier, so she must wait for the final results in the fight for promotion to the main tournament. In the next round, she may play a qualifier or the experienced Australian Daria Saville. She should not have any major problems in the third match, in which the most dangerous potential opponent seems to be Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
A slightly more serious challenge may appear in the 1/8 finals. There, there may be a duel with the talented, young Russian Mirra Andreyeva. In turn, the quarterfinals may look the same as in the case of the Olympic tournament, because Danielle Collins found herself in the same part of the bracket. Their previous clash provided a lot of not-so-healthy emotions and would certainly whet the appetites of fans . Apart from the American, potential rivals at this stage of the competition will also be Emma Raducanu and Jessica Pegula.
This is what Iga Świątek’s US Open bracket looks like. It couldn’t be better!
It can be said that Świątek was lucky in the draw. Only in the semi-finals can there be a clash with the most uncomfortable opponents for Świątek. We are talking about Jelena Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko. The Pole also has the right to face Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini or former WTA ranking leader Naomi Osaka directly in the final. Świątek may only face Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff or Qinwen Zheng in the final.
Iga Świątek’s bracket for US Open 2024:
- Round I – qualifier
- Round II – qualifier / Daria Saville
- Round III – Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Kateryna Baindl / Taylah Preston / Anastazja Pavlyuchenkova
- 4th round – Mirra Andreeva / Camilia Osorio / Marie Bouzkova / Qiang Wang / Liudmila Samsonowa
- quarterfinal – Danielle Collins / Anna Schmiedlova / Diana Shnaider / Emma Raducanu / Sofia Kenin / Jessica Pegula
- semi-final – Jelena Rybakina / Caroline Wozniacki / Caroline Garcia / Beatriz Haddad Maia / Anna Kalinska / Jelena Ostapenko / Karolina Muchova / Naomi Osaka / Yulia Putintseva / Jasmine Paolini
- final: Aryna Sabalenka / Coco Gauff / Barbora Krejcikova / Maria Sakkari / Qinwen Zheng / Ons Jabeur