Ons Jabeur was on fire in the women’s singles semi-final at US Open 2022 (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Ons Jabeur defeated Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-final
- Jabeur the first North African, Arab, and Tunisian woman to reach the US Open final
- The Tunisian had also reached the Wimbledon final earlier this year
World No. 5 Ons Jabeur put on a stunning show as she reached the women’s singles final of the US Open 2022 after decimating 17th seed Caroline Garcia of France on Thursday, September 8. The 5th seed from Tunisia needed just an hour and 5 minutes to clinch a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory over Garcia, whose winning run in New York came to a crashing halt.
Ons Jabeur is the first North African, Arab, and Tunisian woman to reach the US Open final after the stunning show against Carolina Garcia in which she dropped just 17 points on serve and never faced a break point.
Ons Jabeur will play her 2nd successive Grand Slam final after having reached the Wimbledon women’s singles final earlier this year. The new tennis icon from Tunisia, which is predominantly a football-loving country, hadn’t reached a Grand Slam final in the first 9 years of her senior professional career but she has been to the final of 2 majors in a span of 3 months.
Ons Jabeur hadn’t gone past the 3rd round in New York before she arrived at the Flushing Meadows last month but the Tunisian has hit peak form, losing only a set en route to the final.
Take it in, @Ons_Jabeur!#USOpen pic.twitter.com/bIa71zuAaG
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2022
Ons, who had partnered with Serena Williams in the lead-up to Wimbledon, defeated Serena-slayer Ajla Tomljanovic in the quarter-final to set up what seemed a tricky clash against Garcia.
DISAPPOINT END FOR GARCIA
Notably, the French player hadn’t dropped a set en route to the semi-final. She was on a 13-match winning run after having won the WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati in August. She went through the qualifying rounds and eventually defeated Petra Kvitova in the final to win the crown.
However, Garcia had no answers to Jabeur’s firepower and class on the big night in New York. The French star was visibly disappointed as she left the court quickly following the crushing defeat.
Ons Jabeur, who missed on an opportunity to win her maiden Grand Slam title after losing the Wimbledon final to Elena Rybakina, will face the winner of the second semi-final between World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and 6th seed Aryna Sabalenka.
