What a performance by Jule Niemeier, which unfortunately went unrewarded in the end: The 23-year-old from Dortmund had number one at the US Open on the verge of defeat, but in the end had to admit defeat 6-2, 4-6 and .

Niemeier started fearlessly, hammering the balls with enormous speed, especially into Swiatek's forehand side. The Pole had big problems with these shots due to the fast surface and her extreme forehand grip. In between, Niemeier also threw in a few stop balls, the first set went to the German, who deservedly earned it, and who recently reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Swiatek now against Pegula

The second act also started promisingly for Niemeier - namely with a break. Christopher Kas's protégé made a few more mistakes, but Swiatek still looked anything but confident. When the score was 5:3, the tournament favorite failed to serve to equalize the set. With another break, Swiatek made it 6: 4.

In the decision, Swiatek got the first pinprick, took a 2-0 lead after a hard-fought service game by Niemeier, a little over two hours had already been played. After Swiatek managed another break to make it 4-0, Niemeier was unable to take advantage of three chances for a mini comeback. And Swiatek never looked back.

In the quarterfinals, the two-time French Open winner now meets Jessica Pegul, who had no problems beating Petra Kvitova 6: 3 and 6: 2.

Here is the women's individual tableau

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