Many experts and tennis fans believe that the future of women's tennis in the coming years may belong to Iga Świątek (2nd WTA), Aryna Sabalenka (1st WTA) and Jelena Rybakina (6th WTA). These three players won the most tournaments in 2024. The Pole won five tournaments (Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros) and won an Olympic bronze medal. Sabalenka won one less event (Australian Open, Cincinnati, US Open and Wuhan). Rybakina, like the American Coco Gauff and the Chinese Zheng Qinwen, triumphed in three tournaments (Brisbane, Abu Dhabi and Stuttgart).
Julia Goerges revealed why she likes Iga Świątek
36-year-old former German tennis player Julia Goerges commented on the playing styles of Iga Świątek, Jelena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka.
– In my opinion, Rybakina is the best tennis player in the world and my favorite. I like her very much because our playing styles are similar. Jelena plays uncompromisingly, not only does she hit well from the end line and serves well, but she also plays well at the net. I think that thanks to these features he can win Grand Slam tournaments – said Julia Goerges in an interview for “Tennis Magazine”.
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The German, former ninth racket in the world ranking (August 20, 2018), also admitted that she also likes Iga Świątek very much.
– I really like Iga Świątek for her style of movement on the court. Aryna Sabalenka trains incredibly hard and has been getting better and better results over the years. Aryna fully deserves her place at the top of the world rankings. But if I had to choose only one of these three players, it would be Rybakina, added Goerges.
The German won seven WTA tournaments in her career. However, she did not achieve any individual success in Grand Slam tournaments (her best result was the Wimbledon semi-final in 2018). In the mixed doubles match with Serbian Nenad Zimonjic at the 2014 French Open, she was in the final, losing to the pair: Anna-Lena Gronefeld/Jean-Julien Rojer (Germany, Netherlands).