{
  "id": 4769487,
  "title": "Swiatek swats aside Wang for a winning start at US Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/swiatek-swats-aside-wang-for-a-winning-start-at-us-open-4769487",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T01:19:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/01/swiatek-swats-aside-wang-for-a-winning-start-at-us-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former champion Iga Swiatek opened her US Open campaign with a solid victory on Monday, defeating China's Wang Xiyu 6-2, 6-3 in straight sets. The Polish eighth seed claimed her first title of an inconsistent year earlier this month in Toronto and followed it with a run to the Cincinnati semi-finals, arriving in New York with a boost in confidence ahead of her bid for a seventh Grand Slam crown.\n\nSwiatek expressed her satisfaction after an 88-minute workout, stating, \"I felt pretty good right from the beginning and I had the energy and the intensity.\" She acknowledged the challenge posed by Wang, known for her deep game and top-spin, but emphasized her strength and determination. The 25-year-old acknowledged her progress in the game and her focus on refining the finer aspects of her performance.\n\nWith a commanding start in the Louis Armstrong Stadium, Swiatek quickly seized control, asserting her dominance under the lights to clinch the first set with a break. She continued her momentum in the second set, sealing the victory with a decisive break in the eighth game, setting up a second-round showdown with Nadia Podoroska, who had just defeated Simona Waltert in her match.",
  "summary": "Former champion Iga Swiatek gets her campaign off to a solid start with a 6-2, 6-3 win to reach the second round.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Sabalenka's gets US Open 'three-peat' campaign off to strong start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sabalenkas-gets-us-open-three-peat-campaign-off-to-strong-start",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:30:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Swiatek swats aside Wang for a winning start at US Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/swiatek-swats-aside-wang-for-a-winning-start-at-us-open",
        "published": "2026-09-01T01:19:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}