Only Serena Williams has been a steady performer on the women's circuit over the years, according to Ons Jabeur, who believes that her peers on the WTA tour are becoming much more consistent recently.
The Tunisian was questioned about her opinions on the criticism levelled at the WTA tour for not having consistent performers in light of the fact that only recently players like Swiatek or herself had shown consistency over the course of the season.
"I think we are just trying to manage and learn how to be more and more consistent. It's tough to play a lot of tournaments. I feel like, I don't know, I feel like the difference between men and women is like before, didn't happen before, but they had Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal. I think maybe now we are going to see like more players coming up" said Jabeur while continuing to make her point:
"Before, we just had Serena, you know. Serena cannot play all the tournaments, and she was pretty consistent. That really inspired a lot of players. Yeah, definitely it is better for us to be consistent and do great results. We are trying to do that. Iga did inspire us with her winning streak, and we are going to continue fighting. Honestly, I just love how every player is fighting every week and how they are trying to do the best they can."
She will meet Swiatek in the US Open final and they are now the top two female tennis players in the world. They have faced up against each other four times, with a 2-2 head-to-head record. The Polish World No. 1 won in straight sets to claim the Italian Open title in their most recent encounter.
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