1 Iga Świątek was utterly dominant in her straight sets victory against Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, winning 6-0 6-1 in a mere 49 minutes to reach the fourth round of the US Open. Świątek and Juvan have been close since playing together as teenagers at the junior level, but there was no time for sentiment as the Pole got straight to business. She had tied up the first set in just 24 minutes and raced to a 3-0 lead in the second before Juvan won her only game of the match. “I don’t have many friends, but she’s my best friend. He says the best way to approach it is to really embrace it, to be proud and happy about your results.

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Persons: Świątek, Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan, Juvan, Daria Saville, Louis Armstrong, ” Świątek, “, Bredan Mcdermid, Jelena Ostapenko, Bernarda Pera, Roger [ Federer, “ I’m, ” Organizations: CNN, New York –, Louis, US, Reuters Locations: Flushing Meadows, New York, Slovenian