Swiatek drops only one sport in flying begin to US Open defence
The world primary, chasing her fifth Grand Slam title, raced to victory over Peterson in lower than an hour and now performs the Australian, Daria Saville.
“I really wanted to start solid and start the tournament with everything I have been focusing on in practice,” Swiatek mentioned. “Happy I could play such a great game and that with all the pressure and expectations, I can have fun on the court.”
The first set glided by in a flash as Swiatek racked up her fortieth bagel set prior to now two years, the primary lady to try this since Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in 1991 and 1992.
Peterson has been ranked as excessive as No 43 prior to now however she had no reply to the ability and precision of Swiatek, the Pole storming by way of the opener.
The Swede had two break factors within the first sport of the second set however couldn’t take them and although she obtained on the board with a maintain of serve for 1-1, that was the one pleasure she had.
“I just try to remind myself that I want to develop as a player, that’s the most important thing,” Swiatek mentioned. “All the numbers and statistics don’t really matter, I just want to play my game no matter what.”
There was an early shock within the ladies’s occasion, although, when eighth seed Maria Sakkari was crushed 6-4, 6-4 by Rebeka Masarova of Spain, her third straight first-round defeat at a Grand Slam occasion.
Former world No 1 Victoria Azarenka, tenth seed Karolina Muchova and No 15 Belinda Bencic have been among the many early ladies to progress to spherical two.
And within the males’s occasion, former champion Dominic Thiem confirmed extra indicators of a return to type as he beat fifteenth seed Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to document his first victory in a significant for the reason that 2021 Australian Open.
“It was amazing,” Thiem mentioned. “Today is pretty special, I haven’t won a Grand Slam match since Australia 2021, so that’s a very long time.
“I couldn’t have wished for a better place like here, with all the memories and past experiences here. I’m super happy. I feel like I’m back on track.”