The WTA revealed the winners of the annual WTA Players Awards on Tuesday, with several players recognized by members of the international media for their performance during the 2020 season.
Sofia Kenin, winner of the Australian Open and runner-up at Roland Garros, was voted as the WTA Player of the Year. The American experienced a meteoric rise after claiming her maiden Grand Slam title in January, and maintained a level that saw her WTA Ranking remain in the Top 10 during the 2020 season.
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Roland Garros champion, Iga Swiatek, was awarded the Most Improved Player of the Year Award. The Polish star clinched her first Major title in Paris, winning the title as an unseeded player and without the loss of a set.
Other categories include Comeback Player of the year, which went to the resurgent Victoria Azarenka. The Belarusian reached her fifth career Grand Slam final at the US Open, and finished the year inside the Top 20 for the first time since March 2017.
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- Who is making up these rankings btw?
AceOfBase23-11-2024 - Paolini remarkably low. Must have won tons of matches against lower ranked players. Kind of like these rankings. Seem to be more fair.MrAndreeva23-11-2024
- Why does Tennisuptodate feel like her PR Department's constant deluge of daily/weekly media submissions are 'tennis news' ?
mandoist19-11-2024 - 'Apologies', in cases like this where people are caught being their True Selves, are best shoved up their butts.mandoist19-11-2024
- Paolini playing Swiatek and then has to come back an hour later to play doubles. The BJ Cup is like the rest of tennis entrepreneurs.PalopoDave18-11-2024
