Swiatek has spent almost two hours more on court that Jabeur in New York but has proven this year that overwork doesn’t trouble her too much, embarking on a 37-match winning streak in the first half of the season and losing only seven matches all year. Andy Murray lost four major finals before breaking his duck in New York in 2012 and Goran Ivanisevic needed four attempts at Wimbledon to land one win, on a famous Monday in London backed by a hugely partisan crowd, “Emergency Goran” coming through 9-7 in the fifth against Pat Rafter. The world number one goes into the match with the advantage of having won two Grand Slams – something that cannot be overstated when it comes to managing nerves on court. Against Swiatek, Jabeur may elect to play the percentages more to cut down the unforced error count, which was her undoing in SW19. Jabeur will also have learned from her defeat against Elena Rybakina in the Wimbledon final this year, where she led by a set before unravelling in the face of a sustained baseline assault by the Kazakh. Swiatek is also one of the finest exponents of a drop shot on the WTA tour and hits winners off both flanks. The Tunisian was ranked at number two as recently as June and has a style of play that throws opponents off guard, employing what she describes as “crazy shots” and a variety of power and slice. They have only played each other once at a Grand Slam, Jabeur beating the Pole in three at Wimbledon last year. The players have met four times in their careers and each holds a 2-2 record, with one victory each on hard courts, Swiatek in Washington in 2019 and Jabeur at Cincinnati in 2021. On paper, it should be an evenly matched final. We have a Top-5 matchup for the women's title! /l9iVzUOw8g- US Open Tennis SeptemAll square in Swiatek-Jabeur head-to-head
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