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Careers come full circle in Iga Swiatek Sofia Kenin Australian Open clash after differing paths post 2020 Roland Garros
WTAMonday, 15 January 2024 at 08:30
World number one Iga Swiatek is expecting a difficult challenge when she will face America’s Sofia Kenin in the first round of the Australian Open.
The first Grand Slam of the year is already underway in Melbourne where players from all over the world are battling out to secure the ultimate prize. Swiatek will begin her competition with a match against the current world number 38 Kenin on Monday.
Talking ahead of the match, Swiatek stated that it ‘strikes’ her sometimes to think about how the career of both players went after they met in the final of the French Open in 2020 and also suggested that the former Australian Open going to pose a serious threat to her in the upcoming fixture.
"I mean, it kind of strikes me sometimes that we played my first Grand Slam final was against Sofia and now we're playing in the first round,” she said. “It's pretty weird. That's how our life journeys kind of went apart. I know she's been playing some solid tennis.
"She was playing in Abu Dhabi. It's not going to be easy. I'll just get prepared the same way as usual. We're going to talk about the tactics. Yeah, we haven't played in a while, so I have to kind of see how she's playing right now. That's all."
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