Iga Swiatek, the defending US Open winner and current World No. 1, will present Ons Jabeur with a tough challenge when the two compete for the championship on Saturday.
Jabeur advanced to her second straight Grand Slam final by easily defeating Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals. Four previous meetings between the two have resulted in a 2-2 head-to-head tie. Most recently, they faced off in the Italian Open final earlier this year, when the Pole prevailed in straight sets for her 28th consecutive victory of the year.
"You know, Iga never loses finals, so it's going to be very tough. I know she struggled a little bit with the balls here, but I don't see her struggling much, to be honest with you. She's playing awesome. It's going to be tough match. Definitely going for my revenge." - said Jabeur.
The final presents a chance for Jabeur to try different things in order to avoid the Rome result:
"Differently [on approach in the final]? Probably yes. Some things maybe in the match, for sure. But I think I'm definitely going to think about that one and think about how I played, and the emotions and focus more, I think, on following tactically my coach." said Jabeur while adding:
"At certain times, I think, I played not the right way in the final, so it didn't help me much. But always, it's always nice to stick with the same plan. You know, when you get stressed sometimes, you just don't know how to think. I think that I'm going to use it very well.
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