In Suzan Lamens’ first career appearance at Arthur Ashe Stadium — and her first time ever facing six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek — she put a major scare into the No. 2 seed Thursday.

Lamens, the world No. 66 player, broke Swiatek’s serve four times in the second set alone before dropping a hard-fought three-setter — 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 — in the first match of the day on the signature court at Billie Jean King Tennis Center.

In a first week largely devoid of major upsets, this would have been a massive one. 3

“For sure, it wasn’t the easiest match,” Swiatek said . “It got a bit complicated in the second set, but I’m happy that I could reset and start playing better in the third.

“I wouldn’t say [I was] surprised, but I know that I kind of let her in after the first set, and s

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