Swiatek shrugged off lingering weariness to partner Casper Ruud of Norway and secure back-to-back victories. Swiatek and Ruud dispatched the US pairing of Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2 in their opening, and then reappeared roughly 20 minutes later to defeat Caty McNally
Serbian Novak Djokovic with compatriot and partner Olga Danilovic during their defeat to Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva; (right) Carlos Alcaraz alongside Emma Raducanu during their loss to Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper on Tuesday. Pics/Getty Images
The revamped US Open mixed doubles tournament, featuring blockbuster singles players in action, threw up some unexpected results on Tuesday, as the likes of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz suffered opening round exits as they struggled to share the limelight on court with their partners — Olga Danilovic and Emma Raducanu, respectively.
The Serbian duo of Djokovic and Danilovic were sent packing 2-4, 3-5 by the Russian pairing of Daniil Medvedev and Mirra Andreeva.
Meanwhile, Spain’s Alcaraz and Britain’s Raducanu were ousted after a 2-4, 2-4 loss to the Anglo-American duo of Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula.
Iga Swiatek
However, the one big-name singles player that refused to be subdued was Poland’s Iga Swiatek.
Fresh from winning the Cincinnati Open title a day ago, Swiatek shrugged off lingering weariness to partner Casper Ruud of Norway and secure back-to-back victories. Swiatek and Ruud dispatched the US pairing of Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2 in their opening, and then reappeared roughly 20 minutes later to defeat Caty McNally and Lorenzo Musetti 5-3, 4-2 in their quarter-final clash.
“Honestly the last two days have felt like one day, but I’m super happy to be here, playing doubles,” Swiatek said, adding that her tight turnaround had helped her unwind after her exertions in Cincinnati. “Honestly I think actually it’s kind of nice for the recovery. [It’s good] to have another task and to not let yourself be lazy, but keep focused on the next exciting thing,” she explained.
“I was happy to team up with Iga,” Ruud said afterwards. “She’s on the winning train these days so I’m just jumping on the train and let’s see if we can win some more before the mixed doubles is over,” he added.
Swiatek and Ruud will meet top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper in Wednesday’s semi-finals.
This year’s mixed doubles event is using a modified scoring system, with short sets of four games, no-advantage scoring, tiebreakers at four-all and a 10-point match tiebreak in lieu of a third set. The final will be a best-of-three set match to six games, featuring no-advantage scoring, with tiebreakers at six-all and a 10-point match tiebreaker instead of a third set.
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