The number one in the world, the Polish Iga Swiatek, defeated the Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final of the United States Open on Saturday, in two setsand won his third title in the Grand Slamin New York City.
The fourth and final women’s final important of the season pitted the two best tennis players of the season and the only ones to reach the finals of two tournaments in the Grand Slam in 2022.
But in Flushing Meadows he finally won the best Swiatek, the leader of the ranking WTA, for the partial matches of 6-2 and 7-6 (7-5), after one hour and 51 minutes.
The two-time Roland Garros champion (2020 and 2022) proved very confident and assertive in the first match, dominating in all areas of the game, while the opponent, fifth in the world hierarchy, was unable to practice her game, make a lot of mistakes.
After giving up seven consecutive games, three breaks in a row, Ons Jabeur still managed to react and restore the equality on the scoreboard (4-4) in the second setonly granting the triumph in a tiebreak in which he took a 5-4 lead after hitting a . had destroyed match point.
In the end, the statistics of the match played in a crowded Arthur Ashe Stadium attributed 19 winners and 30 unforced errors for Swiatek against the 28-year-old Tunisian, who has never won a fast surface title, winning 14 points and 33 unprovoked errors.
After 37 consecutive wins this season, 21-year-old Iga Swiatek became the first Pole to win the US Open, claiming her seventh trophy of the year and extending her second-place lead. ranking WTA, now occupied by Ons Jabeur.
Source: DN
