Iga Swiatek

Iga Swiatek affirmed her ranking as the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world, fighting off a spirited push from Ons Jabeur to win her third Grand Slam ...

Jabeur built a 5-4 lead in the tiebreak, with the crowd cheering her on, but Swiatek hit a forehand winner and benefitted when Jabeur hit two errant forehands. Swiatek, a two-time winner at the French Open, will earn $2.6 million for her triumphant run at Flushing Meadows. Throughout the tournament, Swiatek had said she was improving but hadn’t hit her peak. Jabeur, the first African woman to reach the U.S. Swiatek, 21, was relentless on her returns in the early going, keeping everything in play and hitting the ball deep enough to limit Jabeur’s chances to unleash her trademark creativity. Iga Swiatek of Poland affirmed her ranking as the No.

She complained that women use different, slightly lighter, tennis balls than men do at Flushing Meadows, where she'd never been past the fourth round. She was ...

When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. But she is 0-2 at that stage, being the runner-up at Wimbledon in July. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she's accustomed to. She used her strong court coverage, backed by a soundtrack of squeaky sneakers as she darted everywhere, sometimes even sliding as she arrived at a ball, the way one does on red clay, her favorite surface. 5 ](https://apnews.com/article/us-open-tennis-championships-sports-iga-swiatek-caroline-garcia-ecb65ee5c6b2b2c6fdc6ed545ef14032) [Ons Jabeur](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1803) 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to claim her first championship at the US Open and third Grand Slam title overall. At 6-5 in the second set, Swiatek held her first championship point. 2 in the rankings on Monday. Indeed, Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker, which she then led 5-4. She acknowledged harboring concerns about the US Open after a couple of shaky showings at hard-court tune-up tournaments. [Serena Williams](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=394)' career, the No. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July. It's also like a confirmation for me that the sky's the limit,'' said Swiatek, who is 55-7 in tour-level matches with seven trophies in 2022, both best in the WTA.

At 21 years old and already a superstar in her home country of Poland, Swiatek is a bona fide No. 1 with a package of tennis skills both innate and ...

“For sure, Roland Garros I always feel like I have more control, and I feel like Philippe Chatrier is kind of my place,” she said of the center court in Paris. 1 when she announced that she was retiring from the game in March at age 25. Jabeur has Bartyesque versatility but lacks the Australian’s formidable serve and cannot generate quite the same forceful topspin with her forehand or wicked side-spin when she hits her backhand with one hand. She also has been bold and outspoken on social-justice issues and her own mental-health challenges, positioning herself as one of the voices of an engaged generation. With three majors, she is now closing in on Naomi Osaka, the Japanese star and former No. And the last woman to win seven or more singles titles in a season was Williams in 2014. Handed the $2.6 million champion’s check on Saturday, she said, “I’m really glad it’s not in cash.” Of her seven titles this season, three have come on her long-favored red clay, but four have come on hardcourts like those used at the U.S. 44, and yet she remains by far the most globally prominent young women’s tennis star: the highest-earning female athlete, capable of launching her own management company with her agent Stuart Duguid and signing up other players such as Nick Kyrgios. 1 with a huge lead in the rankings over Jabeur, the engaging and gifted Tunisian who will be back at No. Open, I was delighted to return to a city that is on its way back, as ever, after hard times. 1 with a package of tennis skills both innate and acquired.

The top-seeded Pole wins her second Grand Slam title of the year, handling Ons Jabeur in straight sets.

She finally found a foothold by attacking Swiatek’s serve in the second set and forced a tiebreaker but never could quite flip the momentum. Swiatek entered the match with a formidable nine wins in the 10 finals she has made since 2019. She prefers the slower surfaces of clay-court season in spring and had trouble controlling the type of balls the U.S. She was also the first woman to reach the French Open and U.S. Swiatek was the first top seed to reach the U.S. Open where the surface is so fast,” Swiatek said. It’s also like a confirmation for me that sky is the limit. She and Jabeur will be the world No. She only needed to step outside after the match to see a swarm of red- and white-clad Polish fans chanting and cheering for her in the center of Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. She is the first Polish woman to win the U.S. She battled back for victories twice after dropping the first set, in the fourth round and semifinals. Asked afterward in the on-court ceremony what that might signify, Swiatek looked up to the smattering of Polish flags in the crowd before laughing and responding that she didn’t quite know — she would have to go home and check first.

The No. 1-ranked Swiatek cemented her status as the dominant figure in women's tennis when she defeated Ons Jabeur in the U.S. Open final on Saturday.

No. The No. Tiafoe is seeded No. 1-ranked Swiatek cemented her status as a dominant figure in women’s tennis by triumphing at the tournament that is expected to be the last of Serena Williams’ career. But she is now 0-2 at that stage being the runner-up at Wimbledon in July. On Saturday, Swiatek had her first match point while leading 6-5 in the second as Jabeur served.

Iga Swiatek became US Open champion with a 6-2, 7-6 victory against Ons Jabeur to add the title at Flushing Meadows to the one she won in Paris.

In the end, Swiatek was more composed in the tiebreak and after leading 5-4 on her serve, Jabeur gave up errors under pressure to finally let go. She forced her 28-year-old opponent to play at her limit and do so consistently, and the Tunisian began to spray errors as she tried to force her best level from herself. It was instantly clear this was a different level to anything she had produced earlier in the tournament. Swiatek attacked with her destructive weapons from both wings and all parts of the court. Swiatek twice recovered from a set down and trailed 4-2 against Aryna Sabalenka in the deciding set of her semi-final. Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur entered Arthur Ashe Stadium as the two best players in the world, the ones who have outperformed the rest of the field this year.

Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning the U.S. Open. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images. FLUSHING, N.Y. — This is the terrifying bit, for ...

She’s a [guaranteed Hall of Famer](https://twitter.com/TennisHalloFame/status/1568738378241437696) by the letter of the law. And after it was over, with her third major trophy sitting on the table in front of her, she said she still wasn’t quite at home: “Here on Ashe, I still need to figure out the atmosphere. The serve kicked in at the very end, neutralizing a match point and carrying her into a tiebreak, where, after some visibly nervous play—including a Swiatek first serve that floated at least 10 feet long, and several unforced errors on routine balls from both players—the best player alive prevailed. “No one wants to let her with her intensity pull away from our level, we always want to keep her close,” [said](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2160336/sport) Jabeur after the match, though that will remain a trying task as Swiatek, a quick study who solved hard courts in a single season, puzzles out the rest of the game, too. [overcome her naturally passive tendencies](https://racquetmag.com/2022/04/01/iga-ascendant/) and force the issue against the aggressive players that thrive on the WTA. While it was happening, she often lapsed into sloppy tennis, most conspicuously when she went down a set and a break in her fourth-round match.

If Jabeur wins, she will become the first African woman in the Open era to earn a Grand Slam singles title. If Swiatek prevails, it will be her third major ...

She has been a woman on a mission throughout the fortnight in New York and has been almost clinical en route to the final. Jabeur obviously has it in her to win on Saturday, but I think Swiatek's experience will come through and she'll win in straight sets. She has battled well and has found the moments to get herself in the final. The slice, the on-point first serves and the efficient way she adapts in tricky situations (coming back from a set down vs. D'Arcy Maine: Jabeur has been candid about how much she wanted to win the title at Wimbledon, and now, having been so close to a major title before, she has a much better understanding of what she needs to do and what to expect in a Grand Slam final. In their most recent meeting, in Rome, she broke Jabeur's serve five times to win the match in straight sets (6-2 6-2). If she can counter Jabeur's serve from the outset, and hold her own, she'll make Jabeur uncomfortable. Twice Swiatek has gone a set down at this year's US Open, and twice she has pulled it back to win in three. 1 -- but here at the US Open she has had to adjust her forehand to get used to the speed of the court with her far-Western grip and the lighter women's regular-duty balls. Aishwarya Kumar: Swiatek has had slow starts throughout this tournament, losing her serve early on (and on two occasions losing the first set). Tom Hamilton: If Jabeur is to win this, she needs to do it in straight sets. She also needs to use her drop shots and imaginative game so Swiatek cannot find rhythm.

Robert Lewandowski has congratulated his compatriot Iga Swiatek on her US Open title, after she became the first Polish woman to win at Flushing Meadows.

“I do not know if he is a huge tennis fan or not. US Open However, the world No.