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Iga Swiatek beats Ons Jabeur at U.S. Open for third Grand Slam title

AP photo by Frank Franklin II / Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning a point against Ons Jabeur during their U.S. Open final Saturday in New York. Swiatek, who won the French Open in June for the second time, secured the third major tournament title of her career with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win against Jabeur, who is 0-2 in Grand Slam finals after also finishing runner-up at Wimbledon in July.
AP photo by Frank Franklin II / Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning a point against Ons Jabeur during their U.S. Open final Saturday in New York. Swiatek, who won the French Open in June for the second time, secured the third major tournament title of her career with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win against Jabeur, who is 0-2 in Grand Slam finals after also finishing runner-up at Wimbledon in July. AP photo by Frank Franklin II / Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning a point against Ons Jabeur during their U.S. Open final Saturday in New York. Swiatek, who won the French Open in June for the second time, secured the third major tournament title of her career with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win against Jabeur, who is 0-2 in Grand Slam finals after also finishing runner-up at Wimbledon in July.

By HOWARD FENDRICH / The Associated Press 5 min read

NEW YORK — Even as good as she’s been on the court this year, Iga Swiatek came to the U.S. Open two weeks ago unsure of what to expect.

She complained that women use different, slightly lighter tennis balls than the men do at Flushing Meadows, where she’d never been past the fourth round. She was trying to grow accustomed to the noise and distractions, the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.

None of that matters now. Cementing her status as her the new dominant figure in women’s tennis by winning what is expected to be the last tournament of Serena Williams’ career, the No. 1-ranked Swiatek outplayed No. 5 Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to win her third Grand Slam title overall.

“Just not expecting a lot, especially before this tournament. It was such a challenging time, you know?” said Swiatek, who is 55-7 in tour-level matches with seven trophies in 2022, both best in the WTA.

“For sure, this tournament was really challenging, also because it’s New York. It’s so loud. It’s so crazy,” she said after becoming the first top-seeded woman to win the U.S. Open since Williams in 2014. “I’m really proud that I could handle it mentally.”