Iga Swiatek def. Xiyu Wang 6-2, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Iga Swiatek defeated Xiyu Wang 6-2, 6-3 in the R128 of the US Open 2026.

A 40 percent first-serve day cost Swiatek nothing here, as Wang never reached a break point across eight return games and handed over 28 unforced errors against the eighth seed's 14. The breaks landed in game 4 for 3-1 and again in game 8 for 5-3, and 86 minutes moved Swiatek, 19-5 on hard courts this season, into the second round in her first match since the Cincinnati semifinals.

Match stats

Iga Swiatek: 0 aces, 11 winners, 74% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/9 break points. Xiyu Wang: 1 ace, 14 winners, 65% first serves, 1 double fault.

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Head-to-head

Iga Swiatek and Xiyu Wang have met 2 times, with Iga Swiatek leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Madrid Open 2024 R64 — Iga Swiatek won 6-1, 6-4