Ons Jabeur has booked her place in the US Open women's singles final with a rapid win over Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, setting up a clash with world number one Iga Świątek.
Jabeur took only 66 minutes to dispatch 17th-seeded Garcia 6-1, 6-3 and reach her second-straight grand slam final, while Świątek spent twice as long on court for her 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over sixth-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
Świątek is aiming for her second major title of the year after claiming the French Open crown, which she also won in 2020.
"Against Aryna you have to have the energy to push her back and be able to play those fast balls," Swiatek said in an on-court interview.
"In the first set I lacked a little bit of that so I needed to get it together … I'm pretty glad that I did that."
Tunisia's Jabeur made her maiden appearance in a major final at Wimbledon two months ago, losing to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.
Jabeur, who was the first Arab woman to reach a grand slam final and has become known as Tunisia's "Minister of Happiness", shouted with joy after she sent an unreturnable serve over the net for the win.
"It feels amazing. After Wimbledon, there was a lot of pressure on me and I'm really relieved that I can back up my results," she said.
"The hardcourt season started a little bit bad but now I'm very happy that I made it to the finals here."
Jabeur beat Ajla Tomljanović in the quarters, and if she goes on to win the title it will mark the third time in the past six majors that the Australian has reached the last eight only to be beaten by the eventual champion.
Tomljanović lost her first Wimbledon quarterfinal to Ash Barty last year and fell to Rybakina at SW19 this year.
In the semis, Jabeur ended the 13-match winning streak of Garcia, who had not dropped a set in New York before the match.
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