Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek reach US Open third round

Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round of the US Open on Thursday. Osaka navigated a mid-match service struggle to defeat Katerina Siniakova with a final score of 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. After dominating the opening set and establishing multiple leads in the second, the 13th seed surrendered three consecutive breaks before recovering to take the decider. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek secured a place in the third round for the seventh-consecutive year by sweeping past Nadia Podoroska in 71 minutes. The eighth seed maintained control throughout the match, converting a break in the first game of the second set to finalize a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Both players now move forward in the bracket at Flushing Meadows.

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