US Open 2026, Iga Swiatek marches into 3rd round: Stats
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Women's singles 8th seed, Iga Swiatek, has reached the US Open 2026 3rd round. Polish star Swiatek brushed aside Nadia Podoroska in straight sets at Grandstand. Swiatek won the contest 6-3, 6-2. Notably, she had earlier downed Wang Xiyu 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round. Swiatek has looked in control across her two matches and will aim to go the distance this season.
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26-6 at US Open
Swiatek entered the 2026 US Open tournament with a point to prove.
Since winning the Grand Slam back in 2022, she has suffered a 4th-round exit in 2023 and successive quarter-final exits in 2024 and 2025.
Before 2022, she was ousted in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds respectively in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Swiatek is now 26-6 at US Open.
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115-24 win-loss record at Grand Slams
Overall at Grand Slams, Swiatek has a 115-24 win-loss record. She is a six-time Grand Slam champion. Besides the US Open, Swiatek has won 4 French Open titles and one Wimbledon honor. In 2026, Swiatek reached the quarters at Australian Open before 4th and 3rd-round exits at French Open and Wimbledon respectively.
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27/27!
Iga Swiatek in the third round of a Grand Slam.
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2026
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2-0 win-loss record for Swiatek over Podoroska
Swiatek now owns a 2-0 win-loss record over Podoroska on the WTA Tour. Before this win, Swiatek had downed Podoroska 6-2, 6-1 in the semi-finals at Roland Garros 2020.
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Here are the match stats
Both players doled out two aces each and also committed two double faults each. Swiatek converted 3/4 break points. She edged past her opponent in terms of winners (14-11). Swiatek made 13 unforced errors compared to Podoroska's 12. Swiatek won 5/5 net points.