Iga Swiatek lost her position as the leader of the WTA world rankings after losing to Jelena Ostapenko in the 4th round match of the US Open. Immediately after the match, the Latvian revealed the plan he had prepared for the fight with the Pole, which turned out to be proven. The expert noted that this cannot happen in the game of Rashin’s team.
Iga Swiatek’s defeat at the US Open against Jelena Ostapenko with a score of 6:3, 3:6, 1:6 meant that from Monday, September 11, Aryna Sabalenka will become the new leader of the WTA world rankings. The Belarusian reached the final of the competition, where she will meet Coco Gauff, who is in excellent shape. The third set was especially unsuccessful in the Polish match, during which the Latvian took advantage of her opponent’s biggest weakness. This is not the first time the Rasheen woman has demonstrated this.
This led to Iga Swiatek’s defeat at the US Open. The expert has no doubt
Jelena Ostapenko is one of the few tennis players whom Iga Swiatek has never defeated. So far, both players have faced each other three times, with the Latvian coming out on top each time. Their first fight took place in 2019 during the 1/32 WTA tournament in Birmingham, where the more experienced tennis player gave the Pole a tennis lesson, winning 6:0, 6:2. The second match took place in Indian Wells in 2021 and despite the loss, Rashini’s team performed slightly better. The result was 4:6, 3:6. The latest match is the recent fourth round of the 2023 US Open.
“I knew that I had to play my game, I had to be aggressive, because she really didn’t like it,” Jelena Ostapenko said after the match. Eurosport commentator and tennis expert Karol Stopa, in an interview with Fakt, drew attention to the Latvian’s words, saying that they reflect poorly not only on Iga Swiatek herself, but also on her coaching staff.
– I said this after Roland Garros, I said this after Wimbledon. Even now I won’t say anything new. If an opponent openly says that Iga Swiatek does not like to play quickly, then something is wrong (…) Nothing has changed, nothing new has been added. It was obvious that they were trying to teach her this and that at the last minute. However, such things are learned between seasons, and not at the last minute before an important tournament. Even if she masters something, she will not repeat it under the pressure of the match. It’s human nature, he said.
Source: Wprost
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