The second quarter of the women’s schedule, scheduled for Tuesday, did not exclude the same intensity of the confrontation between Leila Fernandez and Elena Svitolina, which turned in favor of the Canadian. But Arna Sabalenga should not complain about this clear scene. Having lost a set way in the first round, the Belarusian have no fear at this US Open. Arthur-Ashe’s Tuesday evening, he discovered, was not knocked out in straight sets by world No. 2 Barbora Krezhikova (6-1, 6-4).

The Czech approached his previous encounter, Corbin Muguruza, exhausted at the end of the match and approaching the aisle. No doubt she did not recover after two days, and she quickly left the first set after making a late break for the first time. Sabalenga doesn’t even need to shine to take control of the crowd (5 double faults and 51% for her in this first act).

The second action was clean and firm, it failed in its chances of carrying the score, but its single changed interval was enough to ensure this victory. “Being in the semifinals here means a lot, it’s my favorite match.”She was delighted in court. To make it to the finals, he will find Fernandez at the age of 19. “There is nothing to lose”, Sabalenka estimated. World No. 2, Belarusian, she deserves to be respected.