Iga Swiatek Credits ‘STAR-STRIKING’ Serena Williams For Third-Round US Open Win – ‘IT GAVE ME A POSITIVE KICK’ https://jenvial.com/iga-swiatek-credits-star-striking-serena-williams-for-third-round-us-open-win-it-gave-me-a-positive-kick/

Williams, wearing a throwback look of a short pleated denim skirt and jacket, returned to the venue where she lifted the trophy six times, sharing the record for most US Open women’s singles titles with Chris Evert.

She last played the tournament in 2022, when she had already said she planned to “evolve away” from tennis once that year’s final Grand Slam was over.

“It was really nice to see her,” Swiatek said. “She has a lot of positive energy. It’s nice that she came on-site and she was chatting with the players.

“Even though we met before and for like a couple of years we have been on the same sides and on tour together, she’s still like star-striking me,” Swiatek said.