Swiatek storms past qualifier to reach third round

Top seed Iga Swiatek breezed into nan 3rd information of nan US Open pinch an emphatic triumph complete Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara.

The five-time awesome victor dropped conscionable 1 crippled against Shibahara, who managed to clasp service early successful nan 2nd group to debar a dreaded 'double bagel'.

Swiatek, 23, didn't look a azygous break constituent arsenic she wrapped up nan 6-0 6-1 successful 65 minutes.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina withdrew from her second-round lucifer against France's Jessika Ponchet, handing nan world number 143 a walkover.

The logic for nan 4th seed's withdrawal was not announced.

Earlier, Italy's 5th seed Jasmine Paolini progressed aft Karolina Pliskova retired conscionable 3 points into their second-round encounter.

The 2016 runner-up was 30-15 down successful nan first crippled erstwhile she pulled up injured.

Czech Pliskova requested aesculapian curen for her foot, but was incapable to proceed and limped disconnected Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Paolini, a finalist astatine this year's French Open and Wimbledon, will look Kazkhstan's Yulia Putintseva next.

Swiatek was made to activity difficult to hit fortunate loser Kamilla Rakhimova successful nan first information connected Tuesday, committing a singular 41 unforced errors earlier clinching a 6-4 7-6 (8-6) win.

But nan world number 1 was objective against Shibahara, reducing her unforced correction count to six and winning 83% of points connected her first serve.

"I was a spot tense successful my past match, truthful coming I conscionable wanted to attraction connected nan correct things and attraction connected myself," Swiatek said.

"I conscionable wanted to attraction connected technicalities and what I practiced yesterday connected and trying to person it to my match. Sometimes erstwhile nan lucifer goes beautiful quick, your mind tin drift disconnected and you consciousness excessively safe."

Swiatek, who won nan 2022 title successful New York, will look Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova aliases Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy successful nan 3rd round.