Defending champion and No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday night, a defeat that also means Swiatek's stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings will end next week, when Aryna Sabalenka rises to the top.
The loss also means Swiatek's stay at No. 1 in the WTA rankings will end next week, when current No. 2Swiatek's shots were off-target in Arthur Ashe Stadium and she had a difficult time handling the hard hitting from the 20th-seeded Ostapenko, who won the 2017 French Open.
"I knew I have to play my game," Ostapenko said after accumulating 31 winners to 18 for Swiatek."I knew I have to be aggressive, because that's what she doesn't really like." This was not necessarily a huge surprise, based on their previous matchups: Ostapenko has now improved to 4-0 against Swiatek over their careers. No other player owns four victories against the woman who has led the WTA rankings since April 2022.
"I was just thinking that I have to play until the very last point, until we shake hands," Ostapenko said."I didn't really give her many chances."
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