The Minister of Happiness versus the world number one: History will be written in the US Open final! – Športky.sk

Ons Jabeurová versus Iga Swiateková Source: Športky collage, TASR/AP/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Adam Hunger NEW YORK – On Saturday, two-time winner of Roland Garros Iga Swiateková and this year’s Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeurová will meet for the US Open tennis title. While world number one Swiatek can be the first Polish champion on the concrete courts in New York, Tunisian Jabeur will get a second chance to become the premier Grand Slam winner from North Africa and Arab countries. The final will begin at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at 10:00 p.m. CEST. Twenty-one-year-old Swiateková is experiencing the most successful US Open in her career, so far she has reached the round of 16 last year. She is in the Grand Slam final for the third time, but she advanced to the decisive battle for the title only at the French Open on clay. Cooperation with a psychologist brings fruit. Cooperation with a psychologist before important matches pays off for the native of Warsaw. Swiateková turned the semi-final against Belarus’ Arya Sabalenková, defeating Karolína Plíšková 3:6, 6:1, 6:4. In the round of 16, she overturned a duel with German Jule Niemeierová, whom she defeated 2:6, 6:4, 6:0. “It’s a difference. When I didn’t succeed before, I panicked. Now it’s easier for me to analyze everything logically and think about what I can change,” said the Polish tennis player. Photo gallery (3) Source: SITA/AP/Julia Nikhinson The tournament player is the first woman to advance to the finals of Roland Garros and the US Open in the same season since 2013. The last time a similar feat was accomplished by American Serena Williams. “It will be a physically demanding match against Ons. She has good shots and a solid game from the baseline. I have to be careful,” said Swiateková. Seven years older, Jabeur will attack for the title two months after losing the Wimbledon final to Kazakhstan’s Jelena Rybakin. In the past few days, she met the winner of the US Open from 2003, the American Andy Roddick, in New York. “She looks good. But don’t tell my husband,” Jabeurová said with a smile. Jabeurová longs for the title “Minister of Happiness”, as Jabeurová is nicknamed by fans in Tunisia, in the US Open semi-finals, she defeated the winner of the general in Cincinnati, Caroline Garcia of France, 6:1, 6:3. It ended her 13-game winning streak. “I will take something from every final I reach. Especially after Wimbledon, I learned a lot. I will give it my all and I want to win the title here,” said Jabeurová, who did not advance past the 3rd round at the US Open until this year. Photo gallery (3) Source: SITA/AP/Matt Rourke The winner of the singles will receive 2.6 million dollars, the defeated finalist will receive half. But the bonuses for the best are still far from the rewards before the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, the champion took home a check for $3.9 million. Author: © Zoznam Source: ČTK