World No. 5 Ons Jabeur says Iga Swiatek always delivers in the finals but added she has set her eyes on getting a revenge against the Pole.
Jabeur and Swiatek will be going head-to-head for the fifth time when they meet in the US Open final.
In May, Swiatek ousted Jabeur 6-2 6-2 in the WTA 1000 Rome final.
“Iga never loses finals, so it’s going to be very tough. I know she struggled a little bit with the balls here, but I don’t see her struggling much, to be honest with you. She’s playing awesome. It’s going to be tough match. Definitely going for my revenge,” Jabeur said.
Jabeur on the consistency in the women’s game
After beating Caroline Garcia, Jabeur was asked to give her thoughts on the criticism directed toward the WTA for not having consistent players.
For the record, Jabeur and Swiatek have both made two Grand Slam finals this 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,” Jabeur explained. “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.”
Jabeur failed to win her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon after losing to Elena Rybakina in the final.
Now, Jabeur is hoping to avoid another Grand Slam final loss as ending runner-up once again could be devastating for her.