Iga Swiatek

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

But Swiatek took the last three points and soon was down on her back, a major champ again. Then, at 6-5 in the set, Swiatek held her first championship point as Jabeur served. When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she's accustomed to. But she is 0-2 at that stage, being the runner-up at Wimbledon in July. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.

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.

New champion quips that she's glad the $US2.6 million prize 'isn't in cash' after emotional win at Flushing Meadow.

When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she’s accustomed to. 5 Ons Jabeur](https://apnews.com/article/us-open-tennis-championships-sports-iga-swiatek-caroline-garcia-ecb65ee5c6b2b2c6fdc6ed545ef14032) 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to claim her first championship at the U.S. When Jabeur did show off some of what she can do, Swiatek would manage, more often than not, to elongate points. Indeed, Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker, which she then led 5-4. At 6-5 in the second set, Swiatek held her first championship point. 2 in the rankings on Monday. It's so crazy,” she said after becoming the first top-seeded woman to win the U.S. [last tournament of Serena Williams’ career](https://apnews.com/article/us-open-tennis-championships-serena-williams-sports-new-york-1100c3194f269248c3ec4cc224a7c88e), the No. She was trying to grow accustomed to the noise and distractions, the hustle and bustle, of the Big Apple. That could have been tough to recover from. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.

Swiatek's lopsided victory improved her record in tour-level matches to 55-7 with seven trophies in 2022, both best in the WTA.

But Swiatek took the last three points and soon was down on her back, a major champ again. When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. Then, at 6-5 in the set, Swiatek held her first championship point as Jabeur served. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she’s accustomed to. 5 Ons Jabeur 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. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.

The world No.1 claimed her third Grand Slam title, after winning at the French Open in June.

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.

Iga Swiatek claimed her second Grand Slam title of 2022.

But Swiatek took the last three points and soon was down on her back, a major champ again. When Jabeur missed a slice forehand early in the second set, she dropped her racket to reflect her despair. Then, at 6-5 in the set, Swiatek held her first championship point as Jabeur served. She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and variety that she's accustomed to. 1-ranked Swiatek outplayed No 5 Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on today to claim her first championship at the US Open and third Grand Slam title overall. And she arrived with a record of just 4-4 since her 37-match winning streak ended in July.

Eurosport's Kim Clijsters and Mats Wilander have paid tribute to Iga Swiatek after she won her third Grand Slam title at the US Open.

"She just looks comfortable as the world No. "She looks so hungry as well, all the time. So few players are able to do what she is doing. She can get so many balls back and she did that today." "She is so young, I think we forget that sometimes. It is a different level.