Iga Swiatek enters New York after her stunning Cincinnati run.

Iga Swiatek’s 2025 season has been a mix of highs and near-misses, with four semi-final runs earlier in the year, including at Roland Garros, where she was a three-time defending champion — but without a title to show.

Her titleless streak of more than 13 months came to an end at Wimbledon, where she stormed to her maiden crown with a dominant run, capping it off with a double-bagel win over Amanda Anisimova.

She followed it up with a strong performance in Cincinnati, defeating Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to claim the title and secure the No. 2 seed for the US Open.

The 24-year-old, now back to World No. 2, is unbeaten in Grand Slam finals (6-0), matching Monica Seles’ record of winning her first six major finals between 1990 and 1992.

Match Details

• Tournament: US Open 2025
• Round: Round 1
• Date: August 26
• Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York
• Surface: Hard Court

Preview

On the WTA Tour, Emiliana Arango started 2025 with a solid outing in Merida, a WTA-250 event, finishing as runner-up. Since then, the Colombian has struggled for form and rhythm, rarely progressing beyond the qualifiers. Her most recent campaigns at Montreal and Cincinnati ended in the very first round.

Arango will now take on the six-time Grand Slam champion, who has been tipped as a prime contender for the US Open title. Still trying to find her feet at this level, Arango faces a daunting challenge.

Her most recent clash against a top-10-ranked star was at Queen’s Club, against Qinwen Zheng, with the Chinese prevailing easily in straight sets. Swiatek and Arango have met only once, back at the 2017 Roland Garros junior level, where the Pole won in straight sets.

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Form

• Iga Swiatek: W-W-W-W-W
• Emiliana Arango: L-L-L-L-W

Head-to-head record

• Matches: 0
• Iga Swiatek: 0
• Emiliana Arango: 0

Stats

Iga Swiatek

• Swiatek has a 50-12 win-loss record in the 2025 season
• Swiatek has a 20-5 win-loss record at the US Open.
• Swiatek has won 79% of the matches played on hard courts

Emiliana Arango

• Arango has a 19-18 win-loss record in the 2025 season
• Arango will play his first main draw match at the US Open
• Arango has won 57% of the matches played on hard courts

Iga Swiatek vs Emiliana Arango: Betting tips and odds

• Moneyline: Swiatek -8000, Arango +2400
• Spread: Swiatek -7.5 (-126), Arango +9.5 (-240)
• Total games: Over 15.5 (-127), Under 16.5 (-138)
• 1st Set Winner: Swiatek -2000, Arango +1000
• 1st Set Total Games: Over 7.5 (-163), Under 8.5 (-210)

Match prediction

Iga Swiatek enters her US Open opener as the overwhelming favourite against Emiliana Arango, with no prior head-to-head record at the senior level. Riding high after Wimbledon and Cincinnati titles, Swiatek has been dominant across surfaces and shows no signs of slowing down.

Arango, with limited success in 2025, is unlikely to trouble the World No. 2. Swiatek should seal a straightforward victory to proceed to the next round.

Result: Iga Swiatek will win in straight sets.

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Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of Iga Swiatek vs Emiliana Arango, first-round match at the 2025 US Open?

Indian viewers can watch the US Open 2025 first-round clash between Iga Swiatek and Emiliana Arango on the Star Sports network and streamed via JioHotstar.

UK fans can watch on Sky Sports Tennis, the Sky Sports+ app, or stream with a NOW TV Sports Pass. In the USA, coverage will be on ESPN platforms—ESPN2, ESPNEWS, and ESPN+ across all rounds.

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