Iga Swiatek cruised past Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open on Monday as the top seed continued her flawless run in the Flushing Meadows draw.
Swiatek, the only former women’s champion still standing, has not dropped a set in New York and in her 100th Grand Slam match the 23-year-old dropped just four points on her first serve.
Samsonova, the 16th seed, was gunning for her first Grand Slam quarter-final but never got into the match and failed to create a single break point against the Pole.
Swiatek next faces American Jessica Pegula, who she beat in the quarterfinals two years ago.
“He’s got a pretty tough style of play, so you really have to work on your feet and be ready for bigger rallies, but also some heavy hitting,” said Pegula’s Swiatek.
“It’s going to be a challenge.”
Samsonova fended off two break points in the fourth game but was unable to hold off the clinical Swiatek, who applied baseline pressure to break the Russian at love in the 10th game.
Down 0-3 in the second set, Samsonova fought off three break points in the fourth game, but then gave Swiatek the break with a double fault.
Swiatek closed it out in the second game with some nimble net play before Samsonova sent a backhand out.
The French Open champion, who had skipped the Toronto tune-up event, said she felt she had finally hit her stride in New York.
“At first it wasn’t easy to get into the rhythm, especially because we were focusing more on recovery than actually, you know, practicing before the slams,” he said.
“Sure, I feel better and better every day.”
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