"The world number two was far from her sharpest in a scrappy, error-strewn contest nine breaks and 67 unforced errors by both players combined painted the picture of a match won through sheer bloody-mindedness rather than sublime shot-making. Yet Swiatek steadied herself at the key moments, saving four set points in the first set and breaking late in the second to notch her 20th major match win of the season and draw level with defending champion and world number one Aryna Sabalenka."
"It's not easy sometimes to find the solutions and to find the exact thing that will help you, she added. You need to have your mind open enough to think about what you can do. Today was a pretty good day, I'd say, in terms of that, because, you know, at 5-1 or something, it's easy to panic, and I didn't. Her reward is a last-16 meeting with 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova."
Cori Gauff advanced to the US Open fourth round and will face former champion Naomi Osaka. Iga Swiatek staged a comeback from 5-1 down to beat Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(2), 6-4, saving four set points and securing her 20th major match win of the season to draw level with Aryna Sabalenka. The match featured nine breaks and 67 unforced errors between the players. Jannik Sinner recovered after losing the first set to Denis Shapovalov and prevailed 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, extending his unbeaten hardcourt Grand Slam run. Alexander Zverev crashed out in New York.
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