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Tunisia’s Jabeur To Face World Number One Swiatek In US Open Final

Tunisia’s Jabeur To Face World Number One Swiatek In US Open Final

World number one Iga Świątek from Poland will take on Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the US Open women’s final on Saturday.

Świątek bounced back from a set down to beat No. 6-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in Thursday’s semi-final and progressed to her second Grand Slam final this year.

The match went the distance, with Świątek prevailing 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Świątek, 21, won the French Open for the second time earlier this year, then made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon. She is the first Polish woman to make a US Open final.

Sabalenka went up 2-0 to open the decisive set, getting to 4-2 before Świątek held serve and then broke Sabalenka at love to level things at 4-4. Świątek didn’t look back, holding on to win.

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On her part Jabeur beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-3 in the first semifinal match of the day.

The 28-year-old Jabeur becomes the first woman representing an African nation to make a US Open final.

The No. 5 seed Jabeur is experiencing a breakthrough year after not advancing to a major final in her first 20 tries.

She also made the final at Wimbledon in July before falling to Elena Rybakina; her previous best run was to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2020.

Świątek and Jabeur are tied at 2-2 in their head-to-head series. They have met once already this year, with Świątek winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-2.

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