Iga Swiatek is all set so as to add one other feather to her spectacular 2022 crown as she is going to face Ons Jabeur within the US Open ultimate. After battling for greater than two hours Swiatek will now face Tunisian Jabeur. Each girls have reached the Grand Slam finals in 2022, with Swiatek successful the French Open crown whereas Jabeur shedding the Wimbledon ultimate.
The conflict would be the fifth time the pair will cross paths, with the present head-to-head locked at 2-2. A win for both will set up an upper-hand within the rivalry. The conflict may even be the repeat of the Rome Masters the place Swiatek beat Jabeur in straight units – 6-2 6-2.
Swiatek can have a rating to settle once they each conflict within the ultimate having misplaced the one Grand Slam assembly between them. Jabeur beat Swiatek 5-7 6-1 6-1 within the 2021 Wimbledon Championships whereas they’re additionally locked at 1-1 on the onerous courtroom. Swiatek gained the primary assembly on the Washington DC Open in 2019, whereas Jabeur gained the Cincinnati Masters conflict in 2021.
Street to the ultimate
Swiatek was made to sweat within the semifinal by Aryna Sabalenka because the match stretched for greater than two hours. The world primary rallied from a set right down to beat Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4 and attain a primary US Open ultimate. After a sluggish begin, the Pole got here again within the second set and overcame an early break within the decider by successful the ultimate 4 video games to see off the highly effective Sabalenka.
Jabeur on the flip facet hardly struggled as she prevailed in straight units towards with a thumping 6-1 6-3 win over Caroline Garcia. Jabeur has now turn into the primary African lady to succeed in the New York ultimate within the open period. The quantity 5 seed has been fluent together with her method within the US Open having dropped just one set within the event.
Head to Head assembly between Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur
Yr | Identify | Spherical | Floor | Profitable Participant | Rating |
2022 | Rome Masters | F | Clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-2 |
2021 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | Arduous | Ons Jabeur | 6-3 6-3 |
2021 | Wimbledon | R16 | Grass | Ons Jabeur | 5-7 6-1 6-1 |
2019 | Washington DC | R32 | Arduous | Iga Swiatek | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |