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US Open 2022: Sensational Inga Swietec lifts Ons Jabur to first title Tennis News – Times of India

September 11, 2022
Bharat Times

New York: Number one in the world iga switec swept to victory over Tunisia ons jabeuri 6-2 7-6(5) to win his first trophy in the final of the US Open on Saturday flushing Meadows and the third Grand Slam crown.
Poland’s Sweetek fell on her back and covered her face with her hands after winning the tight second-set tiebreak when the fifth seeded shot went long.

“I really needed to be prepared and focus on the goals,” Sweetek said during the on-court trophy ceremony.
“It’s New York, it’s so loud, it’s so crazy. I’m so proud that I can handle it mentally.”

It was two-time French Open champion Swietek’s first major title on the hard court and the 21-year-old is the first Polish woman to win the US Open.
Despite the loss, Jabeur will regain her world number two ranking when the tournament ends on Sunday.
Jabeur made history at Wimbledon when she became the first Arab woman to reach a major final. She added another line to the history books in New York, becoming the first African woman to reach a US Open championship match.

“Hopefully I can inspire as many generations as possible,” she said. “It’s the beginning of a lot of things.”

Swietek fired on Saturday to push Jaboor to the back of the court with his accurate serve and deep groundstroke to lead 3-0.
Jabeur found range with his forehand to win back-to-back games for 3-2, but the momentum was short-lived as Sweetek broke back and took the first set of 30 minutes when the Tunisian’s backhand landed in the net.

A confident front-runner, Sweetek kept up the pressure at the start of the second as frustration began for Jabur, who dropped his racket in despair when he fell short of the net in the second game of the set.

Sweetek dashed a backhand winner to a 3–0 second set lead and it looked like the match would be a brief affair.
But at the insistence of a rowdy and supportive crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Jaboor rallied to tiebreak.
However, he made some costly unforeseen mistakes, which opened the door for Sweetek, who exchanged a warm embrace with the Tunisian after improving his lifetime record to 3-2 against him.