Top seed Swiatek surges to US Open win (VIDEO)

World number one Iga Swiatek enhanced her already glowing reputation with a straight sets win against Ons Jabeur to claim the US Open crown Read Full Article at RT.com

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Sep 11, 2022 - 11:00
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Top seed Swiatek surges to US Open win (VIDEO)

Poland's Iga Swiatek claimed her second major win of 2022 in New York

Iga Swiatek, 21, showed why she is the most dominant force in women's tennis today by dispatching the gritty challenge of Ons Jabeur to claim her third career Grand Slam win at the US Open in New York late on Saturday night.

The Polish star needed just under two hours to claim what was the first hard-court major title of her career after two prior wins on clay at the French Open (2022 & 2020) with a 6-2 7-6 (5) win against the Tunisian, who was playing in her second Grand Slam final in a row after losing out to Elena Rybakina at Wimbledon several weeks ago. 

Swiatek's win can be seen as something of a changing of the guard at the summit of the sport given that the win cements her as the first player to win seven titles in a single season since Serena Williams achieved the same feat in 2014.

Williams ended her record-breaking career earlier in the same tournament.