French Open champion and women’s World No. 1 Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a sixth Grand Slam title with a straight sets win over Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova. 

Four-time French Open winner Swiatek, the 2022 champion in New York, celebrated her 100th Grand Slam match by cantering to a 6-4, 6-1 win over 16th-ranked Samsonova. The Pole will take on American sixth seed Jessica Pegula for a place in the semi-finals.  “There will be some long rallies and intense hitting,” said Swiatek of facing Pegula, who she also beat in the quarter-finals on her way to the 2022 title.