Iga Sviontek recently lost the first position in the WTA rankings, which caused a huge uproar in the tennis world. The famous coach Piotr Wozniacki decided to defend the Polish woman and considers the criticism against her ridiculous.
This year, something that has been talked about for many months has happened. Arina Sobolenko finally took the opportunity to overtake Iga Swiatek in the WTA rankings. It was enough for her to advance one lap further than the Pole at this year’s US Open, which happened around the middle of the tournament. As a result, confusion reigned around Rashinyanka, sometimes even panic. However, Piotr Wozniacki, famous coach and father of Caroline Wozniacki, laughs at the critical voices.
Iga Sviontek could not continue this indefinitely.
“In tennis, it’s impossible to stay on top forever. Aren’t Steffi Graf or Serena Williams legends? I think everyone says yes? And yet both lost first place in the rankings, he said in an interview with sport.pl. He also noted that tennis is a very difficult discipline due to the fact that there are no draws in it, and each match costs the player the loss of points.
Despite the recent results, according to Wozniacki, Iga Swiatek is still playing great, and there is no need to worry about individual defeats. How many games has she lost this year? - He asked. The proportions are, of course, very favorable for a Rasnian woman. In 2023, she was defeated only 10 times out of 56.
Famous coach defends Iga Sventek
“So what are we talking about?” “I don’t think our society is good at cheering because it doesn’t understand sports,” said father and coach Caroline Wozniacki. He noticed that in the discussions of the Poles little is said about the game itself, only about the backstory: who wishes evil to Swiatek, who criticizes him, and the like. According to him, this is a disastrous approach that distracts people from what matters most.
Why does all this stand out more than the fact that Iga wins so much and that she wins with such amazing style? After all, she wins a lot of sets with a score of 6-0 and 6-1,” Wozniacki said. He also recalled that the 22-year-old athlete wins these triumphs not with amateurs, but with truly recognized tennis players. That is why the achievements of Byala-Chervona should be appreciated more, even if she happens to lose the tournament or fall from the chair of the WTA ranking leader.
Source: Wprost
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