By Anadolu Agency
September 11, 2022 6:35 amANKARA
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek won the 2022 US Open women’s singles tennis title Saturday by beating fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur from Tunisia.
The 21-year-old Polish star defeated Jabeur in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
Swiatek took the opening set in 30 minutes.
In the second set, Jabeur fought back to make it 4-4 and stay in the match. But Swiatek took the next game to take a 5-4 lead.
Jabeur came from behind to tie the set at 5-but Swiatek made it 6-5 after a mistake by Jabeur.
The second set went to a tiebreak after Jabeur evened it at 6-6.
Swiatek won the tiebreak 7-5 and the match to be crowned US Open champion.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist, Jabeur, 28, played back-to-back Grand Slam finals. She was the first Arab woman to appear in a US Open final.
Swiatek, the first Pole to be US Open champion, won her third Grand Slam singles title.
She previously won the French Open (Roland Garros) twice — one of four majors.
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