Iga Swiatek cruises past Wang Xiyu in straight sets in US Open opening round

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Swiatek[/a] claimed her first ‌title of an inconsistent year in Toronto earlier ‌this month and followed it up with ‌a run to the Cincinnati semi-finals, arriving in New York with a confidence boost as she ‌bids for a seventh Grand Slam ⁠crown.[/p][p]"[b]For sure it ‌was a good day in the office,[/b]" Swiatek said ​on court after her 88-minute workout.[/p][p]"[b]I felt pretty good right from the ​beginning and I had the energy and the intensity. I want to keep it that ⁠way. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wang-xiyu/6XSnpS5h/"]Wang[/a] was ​playing deep with lot of top-spin so I needed the strength.[/b][/p][p]"[b]It's nice to come to a Grand Slam after a couple of good ‌results, especially because this swing is never one I've felt super comfortable at. I've made a lot of progress and I'm focused on improving the little things in my game.[/b]"[/p][image alt="Match stats: Swiatek vs Wang" id="7ebef051-7b94-4e5e-b981-beb18eed9502" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="22fe1da3-4932-43f5-ab4a-619c8346fcbf" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]The 25-year-old quickly [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/wang-xiy-6XSnpS5h/?mid=KWGdlmdC"]seized control under the lights at Louis Armstrong Stadium[/a], surging to a 3-1 lead before wrapping up the first ‌set with another break when Wang sent ​a forehand over the baseline.[/p][p]Swiatek, the Flushing ‌Meadows champion in 2022, pounced for a decisive break in the eighth game of the next set and secured the victory for a second-round clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/podoroska-nadia/OKBlwX8r/"]Nadia Podoroska[/a], ⁠[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/podoroska-n-OKBlwX8r/waltert-s-ALs3vJ11/?mid=IsDjFG0S"]who saw off[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/waltert-simona/ALs3vJ11/"]⁠Simona Waltert[/a] earlier.[/p][infobox id="3dc51b3a-107f-482b-9173-a97d347ef1b3" /]