US Open - Iga Swiatek 'proud, surprised' by final win against Ons Jabeur at Flushing Meadows

Iga Swiatek said that she is «proud, also surprised [a] little bit» and feels like “the sky is the limit” for her after she won on the fast courts of New York to lift a third Grand Slam trophy and first on hard courts. The Polish world No. 1 has been vocal about her dislike of the balls used at the US Open and admittedly didn’t have the same confidence on the fast hard courts compared to her beloved clay.

Ad But that didn’t matter as she stormed to the title at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur in straight sets on Saturday. US OpenJabeur has 'nothing to regret' after US Open defeat2 HOURS AGO “It's something that I wasn't expecting for sure. It's also a confirmation for me that [the] sky is the limit.

I'm proud, also surprised [a] little bit, just happy that I was able to do that,” said the 21-year-old. Swiatek enjoyed a phenomenal start to the final against Jabeur, landing 90 percent of her first serves in, and 100 percent of her returns. “I think that's the only match here where I started that well,” she explained.

“I had that at the beginning of the season, I think, during that [37-match winning] streak. I had many matches where I started well. It kind of disappeared a little bit in the second part of the season.

“I feel like I used the experiences of the other two [Grand Slam] finals [I played] pretty well. So I wasn't that tight. I feel like I was more tight with Coco [Gauff] in Paris.” Swiatek battles past Jabeur to clinch third Grand Slam title in style ‘I was not expecting to win before the tournament’ – Swiatek on 'crazy' US Open victory 'An incredible champion' — Swiatek triumph 'amazing' says Clijsters After racing to a set and a break lead, Swiatek faced a tough