Jabeur will be happy to see both players forced into a longer match. She'll have all the momentum going into this deciding set. Swiatek to her credit put a disappointing first set behind her quickly and played brilliantly. Third set - Sabalenka breaks 1-0: Once again, it's the loser of the last set that starts stronger with Swiatek broken to 30.īreak before third set: Sabalenka rushes off court after a poor second set. Third set - Sabalenka holds 2-0: A solid service game from the Russian as she stays on the front foot in this final set. Third set - Swiatek holds 1-2: A vital hold of serve from Swiatek, who still looks up for turning this set around by producing some great winners. Sabalenka is forced to deuce and goes on to pull two shots wide. Third set - Swiatek breaks 2-2: This set swings back to serve as Swiatek gets a break back. A great response from the Russian.Īryna Sabalenka breaks for a 3-2 lead in the final set. Third set - Sabalenka breaks 3-2: A see-sawing set continues as Sabalenka breaks straight back. Third set - Sabalenka holds 4-2: The Russian survives a break point with an ace to then hold serve in deuce. Third set - Swiatek holds 3-4: A near-perfect service game from the world number one, who holds to 15. Swiatek breaks for 4-4 in the third! /1afwli0hVE Third set - Swiatek breaks 4-4: Right when she needed to, Swiatek breaks Sabalenka to love, with this match set to go right down to the wire. Third set - Swiatek holds 5-4: A tight game sees Swiatek triumph to 30 with all the pressure now on Sabalenka. Third set - Swiatek break 6-4: Swiatek wraps up the set and match by breaking Sabalenka's serve to 15. Game, set, match: Swiatek defeats Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4. Aryna Sabalenka live blog, updates, highlights The Sporting News followed the match live with the final score and highlights provided below. This will be both player's second Grand Slam final appearance of 2022 with Swiatek winning the French Open and Jabeur losing at Wimbledon. Ons Jabeur now awaits Swiatek in the final on Saturday (local time) after beating Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-3 in their earlier semi-final. MORE: How much money does the US Open winner make? The third set was a see-sawing affair with Sabalenka claiming an early break before Swiatek finished stronger by winning four straight games.

Swiatek, who has never made it this far at Flushing Meadows, started her semi-final match against Sabalenka poorly and was broken three times.īut the 21-year-old came out firing in the second set and overpowered her Russian opponent. World number one Iga Swiatek has booked her place in the 2022 US Open final after defeating Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4 on Thursday.

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