Iga Swiatek on US Open title: The ‘sky is the limit’
Swiatek downed Ons Jabeur in straight sets to claim the US Open title.
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Ashleigh Barty cruised past Jil Teichmann, 6-3, 6-1, to capture the Western & Southern Open championship in Cincinnati on Sunday.
Barty downed Teichmann in one hour and 13 minutes, nailing eight aces and winning 85 percent of her first service points. The world No. 1 didn’t drop a set all tournament, marching to her fifth title of the season.
𝑊𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑 💥@ashbarty | #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/ZESmZr9sRt
— wta (@WTA) August 22, 2021
The win in Cincinnati provides Barty with valuable momentum heading into U.S. Open, which begins in New York on Aug. 30.
Swiatek downed Ons Jabeur in straight sets to claim the US Open title.
Both have appeared in Grand Slam finals already this year.
Pegula sipped a beer in her press conference to "help ease the loss."
The Belarusia has not commented publicly on the war in Ukraine.