The current women’s tennis classic will be present this time in WTA 1000 Cincinnati. Iga Swiatek (1st in the WTA rankings) will be looking for her 13th final in this type of competition, but to do so she will first have to overcome a famous player like Aryna Sabalenka (3rd).
History adds more and more travel under his belt.This will be the twelfth match between them, and the balance is in favor of the number 1 with eight wins and three in favor of the Belarusian. The odd thing that gives the Poles a slight advantage is that they won both times they faced each other in 2024 (WTA 1000 in Madrid and Rome). In order to achieve victory for the Minsk citizen, you will have to return to the aforementioned Madrid competition, but starting in 2023.
However, the Pole is taking a “hard emotional hit” after winning the bronze medal in Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She is difficult to quote because she knows how demanding she is with herself and that her desire for glory requires her to always strive to achieve everything.
On the other side of the net, Sabalenka’s case can be interpreted as a need to win another title. His only consecration this season came at the start of the year after he had achieved nothing and nothing less. Australian Open, but after that, he only reached three decisive occasions where he saw defeat in each of them, the last two to Iga herself.
However, it must be remembered that Cincinnati plays on a hard court, a surface where Swiatek is not a favorite. To tell the truth, among them, The history of matches on this surface is a draw with three wins for each side.not counting their performance at the World Tennis Tour at the end of 2023. Therefore, this match will put one of the two at the top of the world rankings and in the final of the North American WTA 1000 tournament itself.
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