QUEENS, NY (SNN-TV) – The 2023 US Open kicked off today in Queens, and SNN’s tennis correspondent Dave “The Koz” Kozlowski is in New York with the latest.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek got her US Open title defense off to a dominant start Monday, defeating unseeded Rebecca Peterson of Sweden 6-0, 6-1 to kick off the action at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The four-time Grand Slam champion fired off 20 winners and four aces to set up a second-round meeting with Australian Daria Saville.
The Polish player showed only brief signs of vulnerability early in the second set, as she began to accrue more unforced errors and had to claw her way back from triple break point in the first game.
The first round concludes Tuesday.
For more regular updates from the US Open, stay tuned to SNN because “The Koz” has got you covered!