Commentary
The U.S. Tennis Open, always guaranteed to be exciting, has concluded with victories by Iga Swiatek from Poland as the women’s champion and Carlos Alcaraz from Spain as the men’s champion.
For Swiatek, ranked number one in the world, it was her second Grand Slam victory this year following her win at Roland Garros. She prevailed in two sets against Ons Jabeur from Tunisia, who fought back in the second set but lost in a tightly contested tiebreak. Jabeur, who also contested the ladies singles final at Wimbledon this year, will become the number two player in the world when the next ranking is released….