Tennis-Swiatek takes the cake after U.S. Open win

Sep 10, 2022; Flushing, NY, USA; Iga Swiatek (POL) celebrates after winning a point against Ons Jabeur (TUN) (not pictured) in the women's singles final on day thirteen of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek was able to have her cake and eat it at the U.S. Open after the Pole capped her campaign at a star-studded Flushing Meadows by collecting her third Grand Slam title.

Swiatek, who has enjoyed her brushes with New York's celebrity scene during the tournament, beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6(5) on Saturday to claim a massive $2.6 million winner's check.