Sabalenka, 24, seventh in the world, avenged her three-set defeat to Švientek in the US Open semi-finals in Flushing Meadows, where the Pole won her second major title this year after her first at French Roland Garros.
The sixth seeded of France, Garcia, won the second semifinal against the Greek fifth Maria Saccari 6-3 6-2.
“Miracle Qualification”
Sabalenka called his qualification to the final stage of the tournament, which counts the best eight players of this season, a “miracle”, given the difficulties encountered in the middle of the season, during which he did not obtain any titles.
“I just want to show that every time he plays against me, he has to know that you have to work hard to win,” he said after the win, after Sabalenka lost his four games with Švientek this year, adding: “Thanks to this. mentality, I was able to play at such an extraordinary level today. “
He hit 23 winning balls, excelled at his aces while committing 19 straight fouls.
Chvontik’s streak of streak has come to an end
On the part of Šviontik, who won eight tournaments in a wonderful season, his 15-game winning streak was interrupted by a player in the top ten in the world.
She hit 26 winning balls and committed 26 fouls, while her forehands, which are usually the source of her strength, betrayed her.
After the defeat, he said: “The Arena just played better, it was clear. In the second set I wanted to beat them, but in the third I felt like I wasn’t playing well and I was risking too much. But he used his chances and served. well”.
But the Pole, who has won four ATP titles in addition to her two main titles, out of eight in all in 2022, admitted she was happy to finally take a break.
“It was very difficult to see the finish line, but I remained motivated and ready for every game. This season has been very tough and I am very proud to have been able to play well until the end. I am happy. That it is over”.
Sabalenka became only the third player in the third millennium to score wins over first, second and third seed in a tournament – after beating Tunisian Anas Jabeur, second, and Jessica Pegula, third in the group stage – after her sisters Serena. and Vince Williams, according to the statistics website Opta.
Sabalenka won her second win over Švientek in six matches against each other, knowing that the first win came in their first match in the group stage of last year’s final session, before falling against them in four straight games, all this year in the quarter-finals in Doha, the final in Stuttgart, the semifinals in Rome as well as in New York.
Third French
Sviontik and Sakari have entered the semifinals and are candidates for victory after reaching full points in the first round and each of them have passed their group without losing any group.
But Garcia confirmed his superiority over Scary and renewed his win over her for the third time in their third fight, following Cincinnati this year, which won the Wuhan title in 2017.
She became the third French woman to reach the final of the final and could become the second player to win the title after Amelie Mauresmo, who won it in 2005 at the expense of compatriot Marie Pierce.
“It’s a very important step forward in my career, I’m really very proud,” she said after winning.
This is Garcia’s second participation in the closing session after 2017, when she fell in the semifinals against Venus Williams.
He will meet Sabalenka in the final, with whom he shares the number of wins in the head-to-head clashes between them (2-2), but the last two wins have been for the French, including the semifinal in Cincinnati this year, knowing that the first three comparisons were all in 2018.
