Tennis · New York
Iga Świątek beats Marie Bouzková 7-6(3), 7-6(3) to reach US Open fourth round
Eighth seed Iga Świątek defeated 25th seed Marie Bouzková in two tiebreak sets on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the 2026 US Open in New York.
In brief
Iga Świątek defeated Marie Bouzková 7-6(3), 7-6(3) in the third round on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
The match required two and a half hours of play, with both sets settled in tiebreaks.
Świątek advances to face qualifier Qinwen Zheng in the round of 16 on Monday.
Eighth seed Iga Świątek advanced to the fourth round of the 2026 US Open after defeating 25th seed Marie Bouzková 7-6(3), 7-6(3) on Saturday, 5 September. The third-round match in New York lasted two and a half hours, with both sets decided in tiebreaks.
With the victory, the Polish player completed the opening week of the hard-court Grand Slam tournament. Świątek will face qualifier Qinwen Zheng on Monday in the round of 16. The tournament carries a prize fund of $108 million.
Sources and context
- Iga Świątek
- Polish tennis player seeded eighth at the 2026 US Open
- Marie Bouzková
- Czech tennis player seeded 25th at the 2026 US Open
- Qinwen Zheng
- Tennis player and qualifier at the 2026 US Open