2023-12-21 06:20:00
Unexpected information from the WTA. The Federation announced, among others: on Twitter that tennis fans chose the match of the year in the women’s competition for 2023 as the match between Iga Świątek and Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the WTA 1000 event in Madrid.
The fans chose Sabalenka’s match against Świątek
The Belarusian won 6:3, 3:6, 6:3. It was Sabalenka’s first victory over Świątek on clay courts. However, it must be remembered that the event in the capital of Spain is organized in specific conditions for a clay surface. The courts are located several hundred meters above sea level, so the ball flies faster over the net. Different conditions prevail, for example, in Paris or Rome, where the facilities are not located so high.
For Sabalenka, it was a successful revenge for the earlier defeat against Świątek in the tournament final in Stuttgart. Their overall balance of direct matches is still favorable to our player, who leads 6-3. Their last match played in November in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals in Cancun ended with the Polish woman winning.
After winning the final in Mexico over Jessica Pegula, Iga Świątek returned to first place in the WTA ranking. She has an advantage over second-place Sabalenka by over 200 points. After this year’s US Open, the Belarusian jumped to the number one position in women’s tennis for two months, when she overtook the Pole.
Both tennis players may soon meet on the court during the World Tennis League exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi. The event in the United Arab Emirates starts on Thursday and will last until Sunday. Iga Świątek was in the team, among others. with Hubert Hurkacz, and Aryna Sabalenka, among others with Paula Badosa.
In the previous season, the match of the year, according to fans, was the clash between Iga Świątek and Barbora Krejciková in the final in Ostrava. The Czech won 5:7, 7:6, 6:3. This and last year, fans could vote on the WTA website and on the organization’s social media.
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