The second semi-final was a much closer battle, with Swiatek coming from a set down and then 4-2 behind in the deciding set to beat sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka 3-6 6-1 6-4. For my game, if I’m a little bit slower or if I don’t go for my shots, mistakes can come very quickly.” The arms and the legs were not moving great. I made a few mistakes in important points. “The beginning of the match was not great. I did know it was semi-finals, so you know what it’s bringing you if you win and what you want to achieve. Garcia said: “Obviously nerves were there. She has been beating Garcia since their junior days and the Frenchwoman just could not produce the same form she had showed to reach her first slam semi-final at the age of 28. I love playing on this surface, and I feel like I know exactly what to do against her.”ĭubbed the Minister of Happiness back home in Tunisia, where she revealed her popularity made her quarter-final a bigger draw than Champions League football, Jabeur thoroughly enjoyed herself on Arthur Ashe Stadium after a brief moment of silence to honour the Queen. “I know she struggled a little bit with the balls here, but I don’t see her struggling much, to be honest with you. “Iga never loses finals, so it’s going to be very tough,” said Jabeur. Jabeur and Swiatek are tied at 2-2 from their four previous meetings but the Pole won their only match this year in the final in Rome in May. Even if this one is not going to happen, I’m very sure that another one will come.” The most important thing is not to regret, because I’m going to give it all on this one. I’m just happy the fact that I backed up the results in Wimbledon and people are not really surprised I’m in the finals. Even after the match, I was just going to do my things and not realising it was an amazing achievement already. At Wimbledon I was kind of just living the dream, and I couldn’t believe it. Jabeur has backed that up brilliantly in New York, and she said: “It feels more real just to be in the finals again. We have a Top-5 matchup for the women's title! /l9iVzUOw8g The Tunisian swatted aside Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-3 in the semi-finals on Thursday night and is ready to learn from her Wimbledon experience, when she won the first set of the final against Elena Rybakina but lost out in three.

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