Top Women\’s Seeds Fall 🎾

September 5, 2023 $Top Women\’s Seeds Fall 🎾$

By: Carlos Alvarez

With #1 Iga Swiatek, #3 Jessica Pegula & #5 Ons Jabeur Out, The Path is Open for #6 Coco Gauff’s First Slam

Down they go! The first weekend of the U.S. Open is a wrap, and while a number of the top seeds are still standing in the men’s draw, the women’s bracket is anybody’s guess. After #6 Coco Gauff took down Caroline Wozniacki in a star-studded showdown, No. 1 Iga Swiatek fell to #20 Jelena Ostapenko, and #3 Jessica Pegula was swept by #17 Madison Keys. The door is opening for Gauff as she picks up steam entering today’s quarterfinals. Meanwhile, #1 Carlos Alcaraz and #2 Novak Djokovic are still swinging after the Djoker rallied from two sets down on Friday in an absolute display of survival against #32 Laslo Djere. It’s Week 2 in New York! We’ll keep ‘em coming.

Round of 16 Highlights

Women’s Singles

#20 J. Ostapenko def. #1 I. Swiatek (3-6, 6-3, 6-1)

#2 A. Sabalenka def. #13 D. Kasatkina (6-1, 6-3)

#17 M. Keys def. #3 J. Pegula (6-1, 6-3)

#23 Q. Zheng def. #5 O. Jabeur (6-2, 6-4)

#6 C. Gauff def. C. Wozniacki (6-3, 3-6, 6-1)

#9 M. Vondrousova def. P. Stearns (6-7, 6-3, 6-2)

#10 K. Muchova def. X. Wang (6-3, 5-7, 6-1)

Men’s Singles

#1 C. Alcaraz def. M. Arnaldi (6-3, 6-3, 6-4)

#2 N. Djokovic def. B. Gojo (6-2, 7-5, 6-4)