NEW YORK: Iga Swiatek’s first evening under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium nearly turned into a nightmare before the world number two summoned her championship resolve to beat Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(2) 6-4 at the US Open on Saturday.
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The Wimbledon winner found herself staring down the barrel at 5-1 in the opening set of their third-round clash as Russian 29th seed Kalinskaya threatened to repeat her stunning upset victory over Swiatek in Dubai last year.
“Well, for sure it wasn’t the easy match, especially after the beginning,” a relieved Swiatek said.
“I’m happy that I came back and started playing better, because for sure I did some mistakes in the beginning of the first set that I wish didn’t happen.”
