Ons Jabeur reached a second consecutive Grand Slam title match without needing to produce her best tennis Thursday night, taking full advantage of a shaky showing by Caroline Garcia to win their US Open 2022 semifinal 6-1, 6-3. The No. 5-seeded Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at Wimbledon in July and now will be the first African woman to participate in a final at the US Open in the professional era, which dates to 1968.
“After Wimbledon, (there was) a lot of pressure on me,” Jabeur said following a win that took barely more than an hour, “and I’m really relieved that I can back up my results.”World No.1 Iga Swiatek came from behind to beat 6th seed Aryna Sabalenka in a three-setter to storm into her maiden US Open final on Thursday, September 8.Swiatek overcame an early scare before finding her momentum to outclass Sabalenka 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the semi-final at Arthur Ashe Stadium. With the win, Swiatek has ensured herself a second Grand Slam final this season and will play 5th seed Ons Jabeur in the final showdown at Flushing Meadows on September 10.Apart from pulling herself back from an opening-set defeat, Swiatek had to fight her way from a break down in the third set twice in a two-hour and 11-minute semi-final against a spirited Sabalenka.