– It wasn't a good day for Iga Świątek. The Polish tennis player faced Aryna Sabalenka for the third time this year, but for the first time she had to admit the superiority of a very well-disposed opponent. The Belarusian won 6:3, 6:3 only after the tenth match point and registered for the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. Świątek was unable to find a good rhythm and timing of her strokes for almost the entire match – This is how the semi-final of the tournament was reported by Sport.pl journalist Filip Modrzejewski.
Pegula spoke out. She joined Świątek
The tournament in Cincinnati is a dress rehearsal for the US Open, which is about to begin. Świątek (1. WTA), while it was still ongoing, spoke on an important matter. After her match with Mirra Andreyeva (24. WTA) in the quarterfinals of the event, she spoke to Sky Sports reporters.
– I think we have too many tournaments in the season. It won't end well. It makes tennis less enjoyable for us. We deserve to rest a little more – said the world ranking leader.
It turns out that she is not alone in her opinions. Jessica Pegula, who reached the final in Cincinnati and previously won the tournament in Toronto, took a similar stance on the subject. This means that she has been playing almost non-stop for the past two weeks.
– I don't like two-week tournaments – she is quoted as saying by express.co.uk. The American pointed out that such high intensity of play is not good for players just before the US Open.
“Of course, when the weather is bad and the playing time is limited, it's scary and you wish you had more time. Other times you think, 'Why only two weeks?' It could go either way, I don't know what's better. I think the tournaments will grow and offer more money. But two long tournaments in a row and then the US Open is not ideal,” Pegula added. Will her stance cause a flood of comments in the tennis world?
This was the case with Swiatek, to whom Yevgeny Kafelnikov replied. This is a former Russian player, winner of the French Open 1996 and Australian Open 1999, who wrote on the X portal: – Is someone forcing you to play? All you f***ing do is complain! I'll tell you what you deserve! You deserve a lot less than you're getting now! What do you think about that?
The US Open will be the last Grand Slam tournament this year. Each one so far has been won by a different player. The Australian Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka (3. WTA), the French Open was won by Świątek, and the Wimbledon winner was Barbora Krejcikova (9. WTA)