New York, Aug. 20 -- After winning the Cincinnati Open on Monday, Iga Swiatek teamed up with Casper Ruud in the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship. The pair advanced to the semi-final as they defeated Americans Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe 4-1, 4-2 without losing a set.

They will now face Jessica Pegula and Jack Draperer in Wednesday's semifinals, who cruised after registering a 4-1, 4-1 quarterfinal victory against Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev in Ashe.

Earlier in the first round of the competition, Pegula and Draper defeated Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz 4-2, 4-

After the match, Casper shared his thoughts on the victory. "I had to sacrifice [golf] for mixed doubles," said Ruud as quoted by the US Open website.

After the m...