Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko: US Open 2023 Preview

Iga Swiatek has reached the US Open fourth round for the third consecutive year, losing only nine games in the process. She dropped seven of those games to Daria Saville in the second round but dominated Rebecca Peterson and her former junior doubles partner Kaja Juvan with 6-0, 6-1 victories. Currently spending her 74th and 75th weeks at the No. 1 ranking, Swiatek needs to keep winning to maintain her position. The 22-year-old, who defended a major title this summer, aims to become the first women’s defending champion at the US Open to reach the quarterfinals since Sloane Stephens in 2018. Swiatek, a four-time major champion with four titles on US hard courts last season, has had more struggles in round-of-16 matches than any other stage in Grand Slam events, with a 7-6 overall win-loss record, though she’s won five of six since the start of the 2022 season.

Jelena Ostapenko has made it to the US Open’s second week for the first time, and her journey has been thrilling. She played three-set matches against all her opponents, including Jasmine Paolini, Elina Avanesyan, and Bernarda Pera, entertaining fans on courts 12 and 17. Alongside her singles matches, she also participated in two doubles matches, accumulating a total court time of 10 hours and 20 minutes in both disciplines. Currently just outside the top 20 rankings, the former world No. 5 has a chance to complete her career Slam quarterfinal set. She has won four out of five Grand Slam fourth-round matches and notably defeated seventh seed Coco Gauff at the Australian Open in January, marking her first major quarterfinal appearance since Wimbledon in 2018. Ostapenko holds a 1-1 record against reigning world No. 1 players, with her victory against Garbine Muguruza at the 2017 Wuhan Open.

Match facts

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Form guide

Iga Swiatek

Jelena Ostapenko

Head to head

In their head-to-head matchups, Jelena Ostapenko holds a 3-0 lead. In their first two encounters, she lost only two games at the 2019 Birmingham event and seven at the 2021 Indian Wells tournament. In their most recent meeting at the 2022 Dubai event, the 26-year-old Ostapenko prevented Iga Swiatek from serving out a victory and triumphed with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 scoreline. Notably, this was Swiatek’s last defeat before embarking on her remarkable 37-match winning streak.

Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko date

The round of 16 match of US Open 2023 between Iga Swiatek vs Jelena Ostapenko will take place on September 3.

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