Swiatek Begins Us Open Title Bid With Comfortable Win

World number 2 Iga Swiatek sewage her bid for a 2nd US Open title disconnected to a winning commencement pinch a comfortable straight-set triumph complete Colombia's Emiliana Arango.

The Pole, who won a maiden Wimbledon title past period and is nan favourite to adhd a 2nd title astatine Flushing Meadows to her 2022 triumph, cruised to a 6-1 6-2 triumph connected Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Swiatek deed 26 winners to world number 84 Arango's 5 and won 76% of her points connected service without facing a break point.

"It felt awesome - first matches are not easy to get utilized to nan hit and it was a coagulated match," she said.

"I americium happy that I wasn't trying to overpower and I was solid."

The six-time Grand Slam champion warmed up for nan last awesome of nan twelvemonth pinch triumph astatine nan Cincinnati Open - a WTA 1000 arena - and looks successful good tune successful New York.

Just 1 time later, she featured successful nan US Open's revamped mixed doubles arena alongside Casper Ruud wherever nan brace reached nan last but missed out to defending champions and doubles specialists Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.

Swiatek took early power of her lucifer against Arango pinch a break of service successful nan 4th crippled earlier breaking again for a 5-1 lead and holding to clinch nan opening set.

That ruthless shape continued into nan 2nd group arsenic Swiatek instantly collapsed her opponent's service successful nan opening game, past again successful nan seventh, and sealed a ascendant triumph successful conscionable complete an hour.

Swiatek will look nan Netherlands' Suzan Lamens, classed 66 successful nan world, successful nan 2nd round.