Iga Swiatek rubber-stamped her position at the top of the women’s game with a second grand slam title of the season at the US Open.
The 21-year-old defeated Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6 (5) in an hour and 50 minutes at Flushing Meadows to add her first hard-court major trophy to her two French Open successes.
Jabeur, playing in her second consecutive slam final after losing to Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon, threatened a comeback in the second set but Swiatek held firm to clinch it in a tie-break.
Welcome to the club, @iga_swiatek! pic.twitter.com/2Bflx9QN9Q — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2022 Her second victory at Roland Garros in June was part of a 37-match unbeaten run and it is fitting that, in the tournament where Serena Williams bowed out, Swiatek becomes the first woman since the American in 2014 to claim seven titles in a season.