It’s not the most glamorous women’s finals matchup of all time, but the two most deserving players have made it to Saturday at the U.S. Open.
Neither of them is a household name in America, but in this spectacularly deep women’s game, they have weaved the finest years.
Swiatek posted a 37-match winning streak earlier this year and won her second French Open title in May, after which she then suffered a dip. Plus, as No. 1 seed, she was vastly overshadowed byThough not in her best form, she quietly marched through the Open draw until she was nearly was upended Thursday in the semifinals. Trailing 4-2, she had to reel off four straight games in the third set to outlast Aryna Sabalenka.Swiatek is best on clay.
No women’s player has captured two majors in a year since 2016, when Angelique Kerber won the Australian Open and U.S. Open. Swiatek can match that accomplishment if she takes out Jabeur.