Suddenly Swiatek’s serve deserts her and Jabeur takes advantage, scrapping her way to 15-40 and two break points. She doesn’t take it, but the world No 1 crunches a forehand right into the corner of the court to hold advantage and another break point – this time she takes it as Jabeur hits long from the back of the court. Swiatek wastes no time going on the hunt for another break, and earns a break point and 30-40 with a brilliant point won from the back of the court. Two aggressive forehands see her storm back into the game, though, and she gets to 15-40 can she break back once more? A Swiatek body serve saves the first, but Jabeur gets over the line when Swiatek hits the net and they are back on serve once more. Jabeur hasn’t always helped herself tonight – she tries an ambitious and perhaps unnecessary drop shot from deep which hits the tape and drops on the wrong side of the net to fall behind 0-15. But she digs in and holds to bring up a huge roar, and it’s all square at 4-4 in this second set. Jabeur hits a backhand wide for 30-15, then a forehand long and suddenly it’s 30-all. Jabeur serves wide to win the first point of what is a crucial game, and Swiatek can’t get back the next one either. After all that, Jabeur must serve to stay in this final. Swiatek defends ferociously with fantastic sliding footwork to stay in the point and is rewarded with a Jabeur mistake, then serves fast down the T which is returned too long, and Swiatek manages to hold. Jabeur wrongfoots Swiatek in a long rally to earn advantage, then slices into the net to bring up deuce once more. That’s deuce, and Jabeur dumps into the net to give Swiatek advantage, before a double fault brings it back to deuce. Swiatek follows it up with an uncharacteristic swipe way off target to give up two break points, but saves the first with a fantastic stretch in the corner, and then Jabeur makes an error on the next while perhaps distracted by shouting fans during the point – it’s been happening all match and both players have been annoyed by it. They exchange long backhands to get to 15-all, before a brilliant point sees Jabeur draw Swiatek to the net with a drop shot, then pounce on a volley to give herself 15-30 on the Swiatek serve. A second serve is there for the taking, but Swiatek fires it into the net and she’s furious with herself. At 15-30, Jabeur drills a forehand behind Swiatek rushing back towards the centre which the Pole can’t get back, and a similar ploy moves Jabeur to 40-30. Jabeur hits a crosscourt backhand into the net before Swiatek goes long to make it 15-all. Once again, the world No 1 is one game away from winning her first US Open. That makes it 40-15, and Swiatek sees it out with a good wide serve to hold to 30. Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-5 *Ons JabeurĪt 30-15 on the Swiatek serve, a chaotic rally brings out some creativity from both players charging all over the court, before Swiatek eventually crunches a backhand which Jabeur can’t get back. Jabeur hits another couple of good forehands to close out the game and hold, for a tie-break. but she still manages to save it with a firm forehand which Swiatek can’t return. First the Tunisian has to change racket! On match point, wow. Swiatek hits a forehand just long at 15-30 to level at 30-all, but Jabeur hits a strangely wild forehand no way near the court to offer up a first match point to Swiatek. Story continues Iga Swiatek* 6-2, 6-6 Ons Jabeur Jabeur is annoyed, kicking the ball and shouting at her box. The next serve point held is by Swiatek, and she earns a mini-break to switch ends at 4-2.
The Tunisian gives up the next two points on her own serve, then gets a little lucky as a net cord disrupts Swiatek’s flow and she hits long: 2-2. Jabeur hits a lovely backhand on the run down the line to clinch the opening point of the tie-break, and earns a mini-break.
A Jabeur miss then gives Swiatek a championship point, on serve, and this time she closes it out as Jabeur swipes a forehand long! Iga Swiatek 6-2, 6-6 (4-2) *Ons Jabeur But it’s a fantastic Swiatek forehand down the line, on the line, to mini-break straight back! 5-5. Swiatek then fires a backhand long to give Jabeur the mini-break, and the Tunisian has two serves to win the set. Jabeur serves her way to 4-2, then gets a forehand mistake from Swiatek which crashes into the net: 4-4. Swiatek wins the US Open! Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) Ons Jabeur US Open final LIVE: Iga Swiatek vs Ons Jabeur
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