Świątek doesn’t stop. She will play for the semi-finals of the US Open

NEW YORK — There are many things that Iga Swiatek, the world No. 1 and the queen of tennis the past two years, is very good at.

Not letting her stress and frustrations spill into her game? She would be the first one to admit that part is a work in progress. Life inside Swiatek’s head these days can feel like skidding across a knife’s edge at high speed

On a day like the first Tuesday of the 2024 U.S. Open, it takes every ounce of will for her to stay upright. She committed 41 unforced errors in surviving a 6-4, 7-6(6) battle against Kamilla Rakhimova of Russia, who was 6-3 up in the second set tiebreak.

Little joy and no celebration greeted the win. Just a very hot, red face and too many thoughts about what had unfolded.