"She's a fighter": Iga Swiatek tipped to re-claim World No 1 "at some point" by Alex Corretja
WTAWednesday, 18 October 2023 at 06:30
Tennis commentator Alex Corretja
has backed Poland’s tennis star Iga Swiatek to reclaim the top spot in the WTA
ranking.
The 22-year-old recently lost the
number one rank to Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka after losing in the round of 16 of
the US Open to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Corretja was recently quoted in a
report where he stated that it is only a matter of time before Swiatek will
return to the top of the ladder.
“She’s a fighter,” he said. “She is someone that, it doesn’t
really matter for her. If she’s going to be No 1 or No 2, she’s showing all the
time that she wants to improve. That she’s trying different things, that she’s
also been a little bit more open. I think she’s understanding that she’s not
playing for one or two tournaments.
"She’s playing for the next 10 years. I think it’s just great to see
that maybe she lost the No 1 but, for her, it was not a devastating situation.
"She
just played better and better and she’s going to be there for so many years and
she will come back to No 1 at some point again. This is going to be very
interesting.”
After the US Open debacle, Swiatek
has had a bit of a comeback as she went on to win the China Open after beating Liudmila
Samsonova in the final with a score of 6-2, 6-2.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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