WTA Tour 2023: Iga Swiatek enjoyed a dream run in the 2022 season. The 21-year old dominated the WTA Tour completely with a 37-match win streak. In the process she won eight titles that include French Open and the US Open. The World No.1 is aiming to continue her form in the upcoming season. However the Polish expects a tough challenge from her rivals and is gearing up for the upcoming year. Follow Tennis News and LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
WTA Tour 2023: World No.1 Iga Swiatek expects tough challenge from rivals in 2023, aims to continue dream run in upcoming season – Check Out
Putting the W into SWIATEK… 37 times in a row 🤝
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Swiatek has an unassailable lead in the WTA Rankings at the moment. She is at the top with 11,085 rating points. This is more than double the points of second-placed Ons Jabeur, who has 5055 points to her name. However Swiatek wants other players to push her and fight for the top spot in the upcoming season.
Speaking to the National, she said, “I think we all need somebody who is going to push ourselves to the limit.For sure rivalry is welcome, I can totally take a lot from that. So I think it’s great that we have so many people we can compete against.”
Iga Swiatek can expect competition from Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, France’s Caroline Garcia, who is currently World No.4 and also from 18-year old Coco Gauff, who made it to the French Open final in 2022.
For the first time in her career, Swiatek will be entering a new season as the World No.1. speaking about the feeling she said, “It’s kind of weird because I’ve never been in such a situation where I had such a great season. So for sure I need to approach next year a little bit differently.
“My main goal is to continue what I’ve been doing last year. I just want to keep being consistent. But the specific goals I think they’re going to come when I’m going to be closer to a tournament,” she added.
Swiatek recently featured in the World Tennis League. She guided her team Kites to a runners up finish in the event. She will next be seen in action in the United Cup that kickstart on 29th December.
WTA Tour 2023: World No.1 Iga Swiatek expects tough challenge from rivals in 2023, aims to continue dream run in upcoming season – Check Out
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