Iga Świątek played her first match at the US Open. Jasmine Paolini is above

Iga Świątek came to New York straight from Cincinnati, where she reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event. In the final, she had to accept the superiority of Aryna Sabalenka.who later won the final in Ohio. The Pole appeared at the Flushing Meadows facility for the first time this year on Wednesday. Not without reason, as that day she was supposed to participate in a special event accompanying the Grand Slam competitions.

The Americans focus a lot on the gameplay for the fans, which is why in the week before the target event, as well as during the qualifiers, they expand their offer and create additional events. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday Polish time, the event “Stars of Conquest” was organized. As part of it, a little later at 1:00 our time A mixed doubles exhibition match was held with the participation of Iga Świątek.The Pole performed a duet with Sebastian Korda. On the other side of the grid were Jasmine Paolini and Matteo Berrettini.

As is usually the case with such performances, the main element of the game is the show. And there was no shortage of such spectacular actions. During one of the exchanges, the leader of the WTA rankings decided to test the abilities of the Italian tennis player. She did it effectively, Finally the 2021 Wimbledon finalist was forced to make a mistake.After all this, the 23-year-old raised her hands in a victory gesture.

The match was played in a super tiebreaker system, meaning that the game was won by up to 10 points, but by a difference of two points. The score was 9-8, and Svetek and Korda had played the match.But the duo with the Olympic champion from Paris in doubles managed to win the next three darts. Thanks to this, Paolini and Berrettini won 11-9. In the final action, Matteo took revenge on our tennis player for the spectacular exchange that our representative had won earlier. At the end of the meeting, hugs and pleasantries were exchanged from both sides.

On Thursday at 6:00 pm Polish time the main draw will take place. Then we will learn, among other things: Iga Świątek’s possible path to the Grand Slam final in New York. We already know for sure that the Pole could face Aryna Sabalenka in the final as soon as possible. This is the result of the changes in the WTA rankings immediately after the competition in Cincinnati. Belarusian returns to runner-up position At the expense of Coco Gauff. The American has now dropped to third place, but if she fails in New York, she could lose her place on the podium.