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Pegula knocks out Swiatek to earn spot in US Open semi-final
Jessica Pegula, of the United States, returns to Iga Świątek, of Poland, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, September 4, 2024, in New York

WORLD number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open today as American Jessica Pegula finally ended her grand slam quarter-final hoodoo at the seventh attempt.

Swiatek had eyes on winning a second title in New York to cement her position as the top player in the women’s game, but she was off colour in a 6-1 6-4 defeat.

Pegula must have thought she was never going to get into a grand slam semi-final having lost her first six last-eight ties, going back to 2021, but she put that right in front of a partisan home crowd on Arthur Ashe.

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