Fallen from her throne after her defeat in the round of 16 of the US Open, Iga Swiatek ended her reign on the WTA circuit. For a year and a half, she dominated her opponents head and shoulders who were forced to take the lead. This is the case for Aryna Sabalenka, who had an exceptional 2023 season to overtake the Pole. But the latter is far from having given up and she will return to the charge very quickly.
After 75 weeks of reign, Every Swiatek had to give up his place. It will also be a little strange to call him “world number 2” this week at Tokyo where she resumes competition. Before entering the fray, the Pole spoke to the press and she is thirsty for revenge. This year, she has sometimes exposed some weaknesses that she could soon succeed in erasing to restart her reign in front of Aryna Sabalenka.
An extraordinary journey
Every Swiatek experienced an unusual rise to the top. Good player among juniors, she won Roland-Garros in 2020 playing at a stratospheric level while being virtually unknown, all at 19 years old. Ultimately, she took longer than expected to move up a gear before becoming too strong for the vast majority of players from the start of 2022. After this reign ended, she was keen to speak out. “What I’ve done since 2020 is pretty crazy. It’s sometimes difficult for me to understand how this happened and how I got to this point, because when I was younger I didn’t know that such a thing would be possible for me.” commented the one who now has 4 titles in Grand Slam.
Tennis: Medvedev postpones his recovery, defeat too bitter? https://t.co/Po9pXTzBGR pic.twitter.com/vsZb4CYK0g
— le10sport (@le10sport) September 21, 2023
Clearly displayed ambitions
Titled four times this year, Every Swiatek confided for his press conference to Tokyo that she was putting everything in place to win as much as possible, as usual. The Pole still has things to improve in relation to her game and a Grand Slam in career was mentioned. For now, she doesn’t dare think about it too much. “I still need a few years to learn how to play better on grass. I’m 22 so I still have a lot of time, probably more than 10 years. I try my best to win every tournament I play. I’m in no hurry” she declared.
End of season with a bang?
Even if she won Roland-Garros This year, Every Swiatek was a little less impressive overall. The Pole did not win WTA 1000 this year but she showed that her motivation was intact. At the end of the season, she will therefore try to get back in front Aryna Sabalenka in the ranking, she is a little more than 1000 points behind at the moment.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.