Maybe Poland’s Iga Swiatek will take the torch from Serena Williams and dominate women’s tennis the way the Compton-born legend once did.

Swiatek looked capable of winning many more Grand Slam titles Saturday, as she saved her best match of the U.S. Open fortnight for the women’s final, beating No. 5 seed Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Swiatek, up 6-5 in a second-set tiebreaker, fell flat on her back after she won championship point when Jabeur smacked it long.

“It’s New York, so loud, so crazy, so many temptations in the city,’’ Swiatek, the first Polish player to win the Open, said during the on-court trophy presentation. “So many people I met who are so inspiring. I’m so proud I could handle it mentally.’’

Entering as the No. 1 seed, Swiatek became the first woman since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win two majors in a year. The 21-year-old Swiatek also won the French Open — her second career victory at Roland Garros.

As she made her way to the outdoor ESPN studio setup, a wave of fans, waving Poland flags, chanted “I-ga, I-ga.’’

This was Swiatek’s first U.S. Open final, but she looked as if she’d been here before, showing no nerves, just as when she reeled off 37 straight wins earlier this year. Tennis insiders have marveled at how she has every shot in the book.

On court, Swiatek thanked her coach for putting up with her stubborn ways and later said: “I have a love-hate relationship with stubbornness. I know I’m hard to work with.’’

When she was presented the winner’s check of $2.6 million, Swiatek qupped, “I’m glad it’s not in cash.’’

The only drama came late in the second set in an Open final that felt anticlimactic after Williams’ farewell tour set a thrilling tone at the beginning of the Grand Slam event.

At one juncture Saturday, Swiatek won six straight games, bridging the first and second sets, while pounding her groundstrokes.

Jabeur, of Tunisia, had advanced to the Wimbledon final in July and hoped she had learned from that experience. She was the first Arab player to make a U.S. Open final.

Midway through the second set, the talented Jabeur finally got going. It got heated late in the set, when it looked as if Swiatek was in command.

Swiatek had match point at 6-5, but changed her racket, even though it wasn’t broken. She promptly lost three straight points to set up a tiebreaker. Swiatek rallied from 4-5 in the tiebreaker to win it — hitting a monstrous forehand winner down the line.

If the USTA had its druthers, a Swiatek-Jabeur matchup wouldn’t have been their top choice for the women’s final.

Last year, there were two Cinderella stories in qualifier Emma Raducanu of the United Kingdom and bubbly Canadian lefty Leylah Fernandez. Each of them was gone by the second round this fortnight.

This year, there were more exotic choices, Naomi Osaka, a two-time Open champion who was raised in Queens, and Amanda Anisimova. They both went out in Round 1.

Jessica Pegula, who prides herself on being from Buffalo, where her billionaire father owns the Bills and Sabres, made a sweet run to the quarterfinals.

The fairly tale, of course, would’ve been Williams advancing to the final in her last event, but that was always going to take a Flushing miracle. Queen Serena lasted into the third round, a solid showing considering her bleak past performances since she rejoined the tour at Wimbledon.

The more realistic option for advancing to the final was Williams’ hopeful successor, Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old from Delray Beach, Fla.

Gauff, who lives just a few towns over from where Williams has resided for years, in Palm Beach Gardens, delivered her best Open showing in getting to the fourth round, but ultimately looked her age.

Swiatek doesn’t have the offcourt charisma of those players. In fact, when asked how she’d celebrate, Swiatek said she hadn’t thought about it and decided it might be best after a grueling match to lie in bed and rest.

If the women’s game has a problem, it is that there are too many good players, but not enough great ones like the Williams sisters were once. Parity can hurt a lot of team sports, and now it could affect women’s tennis.

Though she is at her best on clay, Swiatek right now is the top hope for greatness in women’s tennis.

“I’m just glad I wasn’t crying,’’ Swiatek said.